Primary school

St Philip's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Stockport
  • SK2 5LB
Ofsted Good · inspected Jan 2017

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 11,188 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 75%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 49%49%2016/17: top 23%2017/18: top 5%5% · 2017/182018/19: top 74%2022/23: top 77%2023/24: top 67%2024/25: top 75%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM54% · North West 63%Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM4% · North West 6%Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score104 · North West 105Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score103 · North West 105Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 55% · 29 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 75% · 28 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 90% · 21 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 57% · 30 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 50% · 30 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 56% · 18 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 54% · 28 pupils · North West 63%90%50%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 10% · 29 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 11% · 28 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 14% · 21 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 10% · 30 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 0% · 30 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 0% · 18 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 4% · 28 pupils · North West 6%14%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 105 · 29 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 109 · 28 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 112 · 21 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 104 · 30 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 102 · 30 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 104 · 18 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 104 · 28 pupils · North West 105112102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 29 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 106 · 28 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 109 · 21 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 103 · 30 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 101 · 30 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 103 · 18 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 103 · 28 pupils · North West 105109101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
17 of 17 who put it first2014 · 96.7%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1717
2nd162
3rd90

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2022

  1. 2006Outstandingas predecessor
  2. 2012Goodas predecessor
  3. 2015Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2017Goodas predecessor
  5. 2022Remains Goodas predecessor

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026166
Free school meals (past 6 years)27.6%
First language not English16.1%
SEN support17.8%
EHC plan2.3%
Absence (sessions missed)5.8%
Persistently absent pupils13.9%

Girls 52.3%Boys 47.7%

79% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.4
Pupils per adult10.2
  • Classroom teachers 7
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 7.2
  • Other support 3.8

Teachers 9 FTE · Whole workforce 20 · 24 people

Financials

No AAR return published for this school