St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School Stockport
Roman Road, Heaton Norris, Stockport, SK4 1RF
This school is closed (it closed in December 2023).
It was replaced by St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Mary Bowden
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Stockport
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 164
- Pupils on roll
- 114
- URN
- 106124
- Local authority
- Stockport
About this school
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School Stockport was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Stockport. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 114 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School Stockport has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 12 | 20 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 58% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.80 | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - |
| 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 Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School Stockport 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 | 58% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 61.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
How St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School Stockport compares
Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 8.1% | 73.5% | 114 | — |
| St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 68% | 5.4% | 71.1% | 90 | 0.1 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 53% | 5.5% | 35.1% | 101 | 0.3 miles |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School Stockport | 36% | 7.1% | 45.6% | 174 | 0.4 miles |
| Vernon Park Primary School | 39% | 6.1% | 25.9% | 312 | 0.6 miles |
| Whitehill Primary School | 61% | 7% | 54.4% | 196 | 0.7 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 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 73.5%
- English as an additional language
- 28.1%
- Overall absence
- 8.1%
- Persistent absence
- 26.3%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.1 miles
Primary · Stockport
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Stockport
-
All Saints Church of England Primary School Stockport0.4 miles
Primary · Stockport
-
Vernon Park Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Stockport
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Whitehill Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Stockport
Other 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 year groups does St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School Stockport teach?
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School Stockport taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Stockport.
- Has St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School Stockport been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School Stockport under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School Stockport?
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School Stockport had 114 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School Stockport's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School Stockport's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School Stockport'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 31 December 2023.