St Winifred's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Didsbury Road, Stockport, SK4 3JH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- EMMAUS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Alicia Duffy
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salford
- Sponsor
- Emmaus Catholic Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Stockport
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 355
- URN
- 151683
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01614325782
About this school
St Winifred's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Stockport. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 355 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Winifred's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as St Winifred's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stockport (URN 106129).
How St Winifred's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy compares
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | — | — | 355 | — |
| Didsbury Road Primary School | 82% | 3.7% | 8.4% | 454 | 0.2 miles |
| Mersey Vale Primary School | 63% | 6.1% | 34.3% | 158 | 0.3 miles |
| St John's Church of England Primary School | 81% | 3.5% | 8.5% | 203 | 0.4 miles |
| Tithe Barn Primary School | 84% | 3.7% | 3.4% | 200 | 0.5 miles |
| Norris Bank Primary School | — | — | — | 403 | 0.5 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.
Location
Nearby schools
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Didsbury Road Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Stockport
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Mersey Vale Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Stockport
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St John's Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Stockport
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Tithe Barn Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Stockport
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Norris Bank Primary School0.5 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 ages does St Winifred's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy teach?
- St Winifred's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Stockport.
- Who is the headteacher of St Winifred's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?
- The headteacher of St Winifred's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is Mrs Alicia Duffy, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Winifred's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Winifred's RC 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 many pupils are at St Winifred's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?
- St Winifred's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy has 355 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Winifred's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy full?
- St Winifred's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 355 on roll (85%), 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 Winifred's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy a faith school?
- Yes. St Winifred's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Salford.
- Does St Winifred's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Winifred's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is St Winifred's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy part of an academy trust?
- St Winifred's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is part of EMMAUS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- Does St Winifred's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for St Winifred's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 10 July 2026.