St George's Church of England Primary School
Buxton Road, Heaviley, Stockport, SK2 6NX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Debbie Grindrod
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chester
- Constituency
- Stockport
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 300
- URN
- 131306
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01614808657
About this school
St George's Church of England Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Stockport. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 300 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 54 | 53 | 44 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 43% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 0% | 18% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 64% | 91% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 58% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 60% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | 0.00 | - | - |
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 George's Church of England 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 | 43% | 61.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 374 |
| 2023/24 | 349 |
| 2024/25 | 320 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St George's Church of England Primary School compares
St George's Church of England Primary School ranked 32nd of 71 primary schools in Stockport for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 6% | 30.9% | 300 | — |
| Cale Green Primary School | 62% | 5% | 30.9% | 329 | 0.3 miles |
| St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Stockport | 33% | 8% | 50.7% | 149 | 0.5 miles |
| Banks Lane Infant School | — | 4.1% | 16.4% | 274 | 0.6 miles |
| Banks Lane Junior School | 71% | 4.2% | 21.8% | 358 | 0.6 miles |
| Our Lady's Catholic Primary School | 83% | 5.9% | 36.5% | 157 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report10 February 2026
- 11 July 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 30.94%
- English as an additional language
- 34.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.01%
- Persistent absence
- 20.59%
Location
Nearby schools
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Cale Green Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Stockport
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St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Stockport0.5 miles
Primary · Stockport
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Banks Lane Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Stockport
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Banks Lane Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Stockport
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Our Lady's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Stockport
Other schools in Stockport
St George's Church of England Primary School ranks 29th 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 year groups does St George's Church of England Primary School teach?
- St George's Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Stockport.
- Who is the headteacher of St George's Church of England Primary School?
- The headteacher of St George's Church of England Primary School is Mrs Debbie Grindrod, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St George's Church of England Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St George's Church of England 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 big is St George's Church of England Primary School?
- St George's Church of England Primary School has 300 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St George's Church of England Primary School full?
- St George's Church of England Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 300 on roll (71%), 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 George's Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St George's Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Chester.
- Does St George's Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St George's Church of England Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have St George's Church of England 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 70% 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 George's Church of England Primary School rank locally?
- St George's Church of England Primary School ranked 32nd of 71 primary schools in Stockport for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% 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 George's Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- St George's Church of England Primary School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St George's Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St George's Church of England 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 30 June 2026.