St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Stockport
St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Stockport, part of St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in December 2023. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 28th-highest of the 63 schools in Stockport with published results, and 3,408th of 14,452 across England. It was 94% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2023)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Stockport (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy in detail
Results
In 2025, 83% of Year 6 pupils at St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 87% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 79% in Stockport and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 80% in reading and 80% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy
For September 2026 entry, 27 families put St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy as their first choice and 72 named it as one of their preferences, for 28 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 St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy are Ludworth Primary School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 83% reading, 89% maths); Mellor Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 86% reading, 86% maths); All Saints Church of England Primary School Marple (0.9 miles, Good, 87% reading, 87% maths); and Rose Hill Primary School (1 mile, Good, 69% reading, 74% maths).
St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.
Ludworth Primary SchoolMellor Primary SchoolAll Saints Church of England Primary School MarpleRose Hill Primary School
The trust
St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy is one of 25 schools run by St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.
All 25 schools in St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust
Who goes there
7.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 6.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (88%) and Mixed (7%).
In 2026, 15 pupils (6.8%) received SEN support and 4 (1.8%) 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.
Staffing
St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy had 14 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Marple Rail Station, about 450 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Mary's School (n-bound), 30 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy 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 multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; 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 · 3 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its December 2023 inspection.
Rated Outstanding for
Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
7.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 83% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 80% to 87% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 77% to 83% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
26.8
Avg class size
27.0
Infant (KS1)
28.8
KS2
8
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy.
- Hollins Wood Treehouse Club280m away · Not yet graded
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy is in Stockport; for families living there:
Apply to Stockport for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 6
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 1 serious and 4 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 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 counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Will you get a place at St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy? Get the admissions report
Your home postcode, set against St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy's admissions figures, in one report saved to your account.
What the report includes for St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy:
- The straight-line distance from your home to St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy.
- We hold no last distance offered figures from Stockport, so the report covers demand, alternatives and dates.
- Applications, first choices and offers at St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy for 2019 to 2026 entry.
- How many families in Stockport got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
- The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
- Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.
£9.99 once
One school, inc. VAT. Or £19.99 for up to three schools.
Pro £9 a month, every report included, cancel any time
A report for any school, plus everything else in Pro.
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
94%
Near capacity
198 pupils
210 places
12 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Stockport
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Stockport
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
Inspection History(2)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
15
SEN Support
4
EHC Plans
8.6%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
222
Total Pupils
116
Boys
106
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
14
Teachers
15.9:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£54,084
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,027
Per pupil
£1065k
Total funding
£12k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.4%
Overall absence
6.2%
Persistent absence
177
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
St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Questions parents ask about St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy
What are SATs results like at St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy?
Of the pupils at St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 83% reached the expected standard in reading and 87% did so in maths.
What is St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy's Ofsted rating?
St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in December 2023. At its previous graded inspection in 2009 it was rated Outstanding.
What is the catchment area for St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy?
No fixed boundary. When St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy is oversubscribed, Stockport allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy?
St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 94% of its 210 places.
How big are the classes at St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy?
Classes at St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy average 26.8 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy?
St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy has around 222 pupils on roll. 7% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy?
3.4% of sessions were missed at St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy in 2024/25. 6.2% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy?
Apply through Stockport's coordinated admissions process, naming St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy: Hollins Wood Treehouse Club (280m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 1 serious and 4 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 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 St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy?
St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy is at Lowry Drive, Marple Bridge, Stockport, Cheshire, SK6 5BR.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)