St Vincent De Paul Catholic Primary School
Manor Park South, Knutsford, WA16 8AL
This school is closed (it closed in April 2026).
It was replaced by St Vincent De Paul Catholic Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Head Teacher
- Miss Bernadette Groarke
- Diocese
- Diocese of Shrewsbury
- Constituency
- Tatton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 188
- URN
- 111358
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Website
- School website
About this school
St Vincent De Paul Catholic Primary School was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Knutsford. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 188 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Vincent De Paul Catholic Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 26 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 77% | 82% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 19% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 81% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 85% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 77% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 109.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.30 | - | - |
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 Vincent De Paul 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 | Cheshire East average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 63% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 82% | 61.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 198 |
| 2023/24 | 191 |
| 2024/25 | 194 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Vincent De Paul Catholic Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 90% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 82% | 3.9% | 12.9% | 188 | — |
| St Vincent De Paul Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | — | 0.0 miles |
| Manor Park Primary School and Nursery | 65% | 4.7% | 38.3% | 244 | 0.2 miles |
| Egerton Primary School | 87% | 4.7% | 8.1% | 225 | 0.7 miles |
| Bexton Primary School | 82% | 3.4% | 5.1% | 500 | 0.9 miles |
| Mobberley CofE Primary School | 75% | 4.1% | 8.4% | 193 | 2.2 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)
- 12.89%
- English as an additional language
- 12.4%
- Overall absence
- 3.86%
- Persistent absence
- 4.02%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Vincent De Paul Catholic Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Knutsford
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Manor Park Primary School and Nursery0.2 miles
Primary · Knutsford
-
Egerton Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Knutsford
-
Bexton Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Knutsford
-
Mobberley CofE Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Knutsford
Other schools in Knutsford
- Bexton Primary School Primary
- Egerton Primary School Primary
- High Legh Primary School Primary
- Lower Peover CofE Primary School Primary
- Manor Park Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Mobberley CofE Primary School Primary
- Peover Superior Endowed Primary School Primary
- St Vincent De Paul Catholic Primary School Primary
- Knutsford Academy Secondary
- Adelaide Heath Academy Academies
- Oak Cottage Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does St Vincent De Paul Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Vincent De Paul Catholic Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Knutsford.
- Has St Vincent De Paul Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Vincent De Paul Catholic Primary School 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 many pupils are at St Vincent De Paul Catholic Primary School?
- St Vincent De Paul Catholic Primary School had 188 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have St Vincent De Paul Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 82% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St Vincent De Paul Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Vincent De Paul 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.