St George's Church of England Primary School, Stockport

Ofsted's report card from its 10 February 2026 inspection grades St George's Church of England Primary School on 7 areas: 7 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "Published data shows that at the end of Year 6, the proportion of pupils who meet the expected standard in reading, writing and mathematics has improved over time."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders prioritise pupils' regular attendance."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders are well informed about the quality of the curriculum and teaching provided for pupils."

Early years - Expected standard. "Staff in the early years have a secure understanding of the learning and developmental needs of young children."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "An inclusive culture lies at the heart of this school's work."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have taken appropriate and considered actions to fully address the weaknesses in leadership and management identified at the school's last inspection."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Pupils understand that everyone is unique."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that checks on pupils' learning identify gaps in pupils' knowledge or skills so that these are addressed consistently well"; "Leaders should continue to focus on improving pupils' handwriting and spelling skills, particularly for those who are disadvantaged, so that they are supported to achieve all that they can in writing"; "Leaders should continue to take action to reduce levels of absence for pupils, particularly for disadvantaged pupils and those who are persistently absent".

From the headteacher's welcome: "St. George's Primary School is a vibrant Church of England school in the heart of Stockport. We place a strong emphasis on the individual child and encourage our children to make the most of each opportunity, in order to gain the best from their education within our Christian setting."

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care.

In 2025, 91% of Year 6 pupils at St George's Church of England Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 86% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 79% in Stockport and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 64% in reading and 58% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 14 families put St George's Church of England Primary School as their first choice and 94 named it as one of their preferences, for 18 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to St George's Church of England Primary School are Cale Green Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 73% reading, 76% maths); St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Stockport (0.5 miles, Requires improvement, 80% reading, 33% maths); Banks Lane Infant School (0.6 miles, Good); and Banks Lane Junior School (0.6 miles, Good, 86% reading, 87% maths).

St George's Church of England Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.

21 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St George's Church of England Primary School (as of April 2026): 86% would recommend the school, 91% say their child is happy there and 0% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (95%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (0%).

34.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (60%), Asian (17%) and other ethnic groups (9%).

In 2026, 43 pupils (14.3%) received SEN support and 9 (3%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

St George's Church of England Primary School had 13 teachers in 2026, one for every 24 pupils: fewer teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Davenport Rail Station, about 600 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bramhall Lane (near), 110 metres away.

In 2024/25, St George's Church of England Primary School issued 13 suspensions, 4.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.