Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Stockport
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 5 to 11 in Stockport. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in February 2013. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in May 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 2nd-highest of the 63 schools in Stockport with published results, and 320th of 14,452 across England. It was 82% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2013)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 75 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Stockport (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School in detail
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "The aim of Our Lady's Catholic Primary School is: To provide a loving Catholic environment which will help each individual member of the school family grow morally, spiritually and academically in the love of Jesus Christ."
The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am and after-school care until 6:00pm.
Vision and values (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 93% of Year 6 pupils at Our Lady's Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 100% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 79% in Stockport and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 90% in reading and 90% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Our Lady's Catholic Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 15 families put Our Lady's Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 61 named it as one of their preferences, for 19 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Our Lady's Catholic Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Our Lady's Catholic Primary School are St Matthew's Church of England Primary School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 44% reading, 48% maths); St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Stockport (0.4 miles, Requires improvement, 80% reading, 33% maths); Cale Green Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 73% reading, 76% maths); and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (0.5 miles, 76% reading, 65% maths).
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.
St Matthew's Church of England Primary SchoolSt Thomas' Church of England Primary School StockportCale Green Primary SchoolSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Who goes there
44.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 34 pupils (21.7%) received SEN support and 5 (3.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Stockport Rail Station, about 260 metres away (roughly a 3-minute walk).
19 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Newton Street (near), 110 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Our Lady's Catholic Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoThis judgement is from February 2013, 13 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils are proud to be part of this welcoming school community. They greet their teachers cheerfully as they arrive each morning. They enjoy coming to school because they know that staff take good care of them. This helps them to learn well and feel safe.
Leaders encourage pupils, and children in the early years, to strive to be their 'best selves'. Pupils rise to these high expectations by behaving well and trying their hardest in class. They are delighted when they receive 'Bee Attitudes' rewards for their positive behaviour. They celebrate their classmates' successes with pride.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
Leaders are in the process of strengthening the curriculum. In many subjects, they have set out an ambitious body of knowledge that they want all pupils, including pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), to learn and remember. This knowledge is broken down into smaller building blocks, which pupils encounter in a logical order from the Reception Year up to Year 6. This helps to ensure that their learning builds on a strong foundation. By the end of key stage 2, pupils achieve well.
In a few subjects, improvements to the curriculum began more recently. These subject leaders are still finalising their curriculum thinking. They are not clear enough about what pupils should be learning and when. At times, this leads to a disconnection between what leaders intend to be taught and what is actually taught.
From Ofsted's May 2023 ungraded inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its February 2013 inspection - up from Requires Improvement.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
44.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 93% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 90% to 100% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 83% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
21.5
Avg class size
19.7
Infant (KS1)
23.3
KS2
6
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
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Before and after school care
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Stockport
Nurseries
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, with their latest published grades:
- Tiny Stars Day Nursery, Edgeley - Day nursery, 0.3 milesOfsted report card, 21 January 2026: Needs attention in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
- Little Giggles Private Day Nursery - Day nursery, 0.4 milesOfsted, 8 October 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Stockport Village Nursery - Day nursery, 0.5 milesOfsted, 16 January 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Hazel Tree Montessori Nursery Limited - Day nursery, 0.5 milesOfsted report card, 21 July 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
- St. George's Pre-School Playgroup - Pre-school, 0.7 milesOfsted, 6 September 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 32
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 10
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 32 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 10 serious and 22 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt.
6 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Stockport is 8 (the median across 135 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Your chances of a place at Our Lady's Catholic Primary School
Will you get a place at Our Lady's Catholic Primary School?
For 2026 entry it had 15 first choices for 19 places. The report sets your home postcode against these figures.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
82%
Available places
173 pupils
210 places
37 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Across Stockport council
Places available
3,643
Applications
2,886
Got 1st preference
94.1%
Got preferred school
99.3%
All primary applications across Stockport council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Future places in the local planning area
DfE estimates the Edgeley Primary planning area (Stockport) will have 528 spare primary places in 2027/28.
Source: Department for Education, School capacity: Academic year 2024/25 (published 19 March 2026), estimates of future school place demand by planning area. Council pupil forecasts against reported places, counting places councils and DfE plan to add or remove; rounded to whole places. Explore Education Statistics
Inspection History(7)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
34
SEN Support
5
EHC Plans
24.8%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
157
Total Pupils
80
Boys
77
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
10
Teachers
15.7:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£49,133
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,915
Per pupil
£1162k
Total funding
£86k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.9%
Overall absence
22.6%
Persistent absence
159
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School
Questions parents ask about Our Lady's Catholic Primary School
What are SATs results like at Our Lady's Catholic Primary School?
Of the pupils at Our Lady's Catholic Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 93% reached the expected standard in reading and 100% did so in maths.
What is Our Lady's Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in May 2023, was ungraded. At its last graded inspection, in February 2013, it was rated Good.
Is it hard to get a place at Our Lady's Catholic Primary School?
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 82% of its 210 places.
How big are the classes at Our Lady's Catholic Primary School?
Classes at Our Lady's Catholic Primary School average 21.5 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Our Lady's Catholic Primary School?
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School has around 157 pupils on roll. 45% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Our Lady's Catholic Primary School?
5.9% of sessions were missed at Our Lady's Catholic Primary School in 2024/25. 22.6% of pupils were persistently absent.
Does Our Lady's Catholic Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026).
How many road collisions happen near Our Lady's Catholic Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 32 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 10 serious and 22 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt. 6 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Stockport is 8 (the median across 135 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Our Lady's Catholic Primary School?
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School is at Old Chapel Street, Edgeley, Stockport, Cheshire, SK3 9HX.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)