Our Lady's Catholic Primary School
Old Chapel Street, Edgeley, Stockport, SK3 9HX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Anna Core
- Diocese
- Diocese of Shrewsbury
- Constituency
- Stockport
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 157
- URN
- 106114
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01614805345
About this school
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Stockport. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 157 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 12 May 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 83% | 83% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 21% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 90% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 90% | 100% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 79% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.40 | - | - |
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 Our Lady's Catholic Primary School 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 | 52% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 83% | 61.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 83% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 192 |
| 2023/24 | 185 |
| 2024/25 | 170 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Our Lady's Catholic Primary School compares
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School ranked 11th of 71 primary schools in Stockport for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 83% | 5.9% | 36.5% | 157 | — |
| St Matthew's Church of England Primary School | 19% | 7.5% | 49.7% | 201 | 0.1 miles |
| St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Stockport | 33% | 8% | 50.7% | 149 | 0.4 miles |
| Cale Green Primary School | 62% | 5% | 30.9% | 329 | 0.4 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 53% | 5.5% | 35.1% | 101 | 0.5 miles |
| Alexandra Park Primary School | — | — | — | 458 | 0.6 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)
- 36.47%
- English as an additional language
- 17.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.93%
- Persistent absence
- 22.64%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Matthew's Church of England Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Stockport
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St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Stockport0.4 miles
Primary · Stockport
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Cale Green Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Stockport
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Stockport
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Alexandra Park Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Stockport
Other schools in Stockport
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School ranks 11th 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 Our Lady's Catholic Primary School teach?
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Stockport.
- Who is the headteacher of Our Lady's Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of Our Lady's Catholic Primary School is Mrs Anna Core, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Our Lady's Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, 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 Our Lady's Catholic Primary School?
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School has 157 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Our Lady's Catholic Primary School full?
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 157 on roll (75%), 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 Our Lady's Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Our Lady's Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Shrewsbury.
- Does Our Lady's Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Our Lady's Catholic Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Our Lady's Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 83% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Our Lady's Catholic Primary School compare with other schools in Stockport?
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School ranked 11th of 71 primary schools in Stockport for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Our Lady's Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Our Lady's Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Our Lady's Catholic Primary School'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.