St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington, Stockport

In its own words: "St Paul's C of E Primary School is a Voluntary Controlled Church School."

From the headteacher's welcome: "As a Church school, our Christian ethos is an integral part of the life of the school, and we encourage the children, staff and volunteers, to follow this ethos in all that they do."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, hockey, athletics and choir.

The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am.

In 2025, 68% of Year 6 pupils at St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington reached the expected standard in reading and 66% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 79% in Stockport and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 61% in reading and 64% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 32 families put St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington as their first choice and 62 named it as one of their preferences, for 32 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington are St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 83% reading, 83% maths); Vernon Park Primary School (0.7 miles, Outstanding, 64% reading, 64% maths); Westmorland Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 87% reading, 79% maths); and Arden Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 63% reading, 65% maths).

St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

68% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 11% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (79%), Asian (6%) and Mixed (6%).

In 2026, 69 pupils (19%) received SEN support and 36 (9.9%) 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 Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington has a SEN unit for speech, language and communication needs and autism: 18 places, 17 pupils on roll.

St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington had 25 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Brinnington Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Paul's School (outside), 70 metres away.

In 2024/25, St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington issued 2 suspensions, 0.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington are St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy (1.2 miles), Reddish Vale High School (1.2 miles), Werneth School (1.6 miles) and Harrytown Catholic High School (1.6 miles).