St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington
Brinnington Rise, Stockport, SK5 8AA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Miss Joanne Harrington
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chester
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Stockport
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 363
- URN
- 106108
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01614805403
About this school
St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Stockport. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 363 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 40 | 56 | 50 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% | 45% | 44% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 4% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 55% | 61% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 64% | 66% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 57% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 101.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Stockport average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 43% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 45% | 61.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 44% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 391 |
| 2023/24 | 403 |
| 2024/25 | 373 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington compares
St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington ranked 62nd of 71 primary schools in Stockport for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44% | 8.9% | 65.2% | 363 | — |
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School | 55% | 7.8% | 51.6% | 212 | 0.2 miles |
| Vernon Park Primary School | 39% | 6.1% | 25.9% | 312 | 0.7 miles |
| Westmorland Primary School | 61% | 5.5% | 62.7% | 436 | 0.7 miles |
| Arden Primary School | 54% | 5.9% | 32.8% | 472 | 0.8 miles |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School | 69% | 4.6% | 22% | 180 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 65.17%
- English as an additional language
- 10.7%
- Overall absence
- 8.87%
- Persistent absence
- 33.54%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Stockport
-
Vernon Park Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Stockport
-
Westmorland Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Stockport
-
Arden Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Stockport
-
St Mary's Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Stockport
Other schools in Stockport
St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington ranks 55th of the 63 ranked primary schools in Stockport.
- Abingdon Primary School Primary
- Adswood Primary School Primary
- Alexandra Park Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Marple Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Stockport Primary
- Arden Primary School Primary
- Banks Lane Infant School Primary
- Banks Lane Junior School Primary
- Bredbury Green Primary School Primary
- Bredbury St. Marks CofE Primary School Primary
- Bridge Hall Primary School Primary
- Broadstone Hall Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington teach?
- St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Stockport.
- Who is the headteacher of St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington?
- The headteacher of St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington is Miss Joanne Harrington, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington?
- St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington has 363 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington full?
- St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington has capacity for 420 pupils and 363 on roll (86%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington a faith school?
- Yes. St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Chester.
- Does St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington have?
- The schools register lists St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 43% in 2022/23 and 44% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington compare with other schools in Stockport?
- St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington ranked 62nd of 71 primary schools in Stockport for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington's absence rate?
- St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington's overall absence rate is 8.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.