St Paul's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Marley Road, Poynton, Stockport, SK12 1LY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- OUR LADY HELP OF CHRISTIANS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Victoria Danton
- Diocese
- Diocese of Shrewsbury
- Sponsor
- The Holy Family of Nazareth Catholic Academy Trust (HFNCAT)
- Constituency
- Macclesfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 150
- Pupils on roll
- 110
- URN
- 141831
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01625877688
About this school
St Paul's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Stockport. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 110 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. 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 39% | 71% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 88% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 50% | 88% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 76% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.50 | - | - |
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 Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 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 | 39% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 61.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 122 |
| 2023/24 | 109 |
| 2024/25 | 105 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Paul's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy compares
St Paul's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy ranked 46th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 6.4% | 21% | 110 | — |
| Vernon Primary School | 77% | 3.2% | 4.7% | 394 | 0.2 miles |
| Worth Primary School | 65% | 3.5% | 6.8% | 197 | 0.5 miles |
| Lower Park School | — | 4.1% | 3.6% | 272 | 0.7 miles |
| Lostock Hall Primary School | 89% | 3.8% | 8.8% | 197 | 0.9 miles |
| Woodford Primary School | — | 2.8% | 0% | 149 | 1.5 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)
- 20.95%
- English as an additional language
- 5.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.43%
- Persistent absence
- 18.56%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Vernon Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Poynton
-
Worth Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Poynton
-
Lower Park School0.7 miles
Primary · Stockport
-
Lostock Hall Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Stockport
-
Woodford Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Stockport
Other schools in Stockport
St Paul's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy ranks 28th 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 Paul's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy teach?
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Stockport.
- Who is the headteacher of St Paul's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy?
- The headteacher of St Paul's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is Mrs Victoria Danton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Paul's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Paul's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy, 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 Paul's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy?
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy has 110 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Paul's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy full?
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy has capacity for 150 pupils and 110 on roll (73%), 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 Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy a faith school?
- Yes. St Paul's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Shrewsbury.
- Does St Paul's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Paul's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs St Paul's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy?
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is part of OUR LADY HELP OF CHRISTIANS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Paul's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 39% in 2022/23 and 71% 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 Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy rank locally?
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy ranked 46th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% 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 Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy's absence rate?
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Paul's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Paul's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy'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 2 July 2026.