St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Stockport

Outstanding
Primary
Voluntary aided school
Mixed
Catholic
Ages 511

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~543m)Possible (~775m)Unlikely (~1.0km)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Michael Glynn
Pupils:208 / 210 capacity
LA:Stockport
Phone:01614832431
Address:Carisbrooke Avenue, Hazel Grove, Stockport, SK7 5PL
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago
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Overall

Outstanding

Quality of Education

Outstanding

Behaviour & Attitudes

Outstanding

Personal Development

Outstanding

Leadership & Management

Outstanding

Early Years

Inspected 11 February 2025View full report
URN:106125
UKPRN:10078741
Diocese:Diocese of Shrewsbury
Constituency:Cheadle
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

St Peter's is a truly outstanding school where every child flourishes academically and emotionally. Teachers work extremely hard together to help pupils understand what they need to learn and how to improve their work, creating a culture where children take responsibility for checking their own progress. With exceptional behaviour, strong parent partnerships, and outstanding support for all learners - from the most able to those with special needs - St Peter's ensures that all pupils achieve well above national expectations.

Key Strengths

  • Outstanding progress for all pupils, including disabled pupils and those with special educational needs
  • Highly effective marking system where pupils use green pens to check and improve their own work
  • Exceptional behaviour and safety with high-quality nurture groups helping pupils care for each other
  • Strong leadership from the headteacher and senior leaders who inspire outstanding teaching quality
  • Outstanding support from skilled teaching assistants for pupils with additional needs

Areas for Improvement

  • Update and improve information and communication technology equipment and provision
  • Check and enhance ICT systems to better support pupils' learning, teachers' planning and curriculum delivery
  • Review staff training needs for technology

Safeguarding

Safeguarding arrangements are effective; pupils feel very safe at school and the school's provision for pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is exceptional.

St Peter's Catholic Primary School is an outstanding school where the majority of pupils, including those with special educational needs, make outstanding progress from their starting points. A large proportion reaches higher than expected levels in reading, writing and mathematics by the end of Year 6.

At a Glance

2.9%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

110 responses
Would recommend95%
Child is happy97%
Well taught96%
Good progress94%
Feels safe96%
Well behaved94%
Bullying dealt with10%
Kept informed98%
Handles concerns59%
Wider development97%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
ReadingMaths-4ppWriting

Reading has remained stable at around 90%. Maths has declined from 97% to 93%. Writing has remained stable at around 93%.

Class Sizes

30.0

Avg class size

29.7

Infant (KS1)

30.3

KS2

7

Total classes

1 class with more than 30 pupils

2024/25 academic year

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Getting There

Train Stations

Hazel Grove Rail Station
622m · 10 min walk

Bus Stops

Arundel Avenue (nr)
93m · 2 min walk
Moorfield School (opp)
204m · 3 min walk
Lyndhurst Avenue (nr)
317m · 5 min walk
Shepley Drive (nr)
331m · 5 min walk
Boscombe Drive (opp)
337m · 5 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

99%

Near capacity

208 pupils

210 capacity

2 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Stockport

Low pressure
New homes approved:2,446
Projected new pupils:612

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Stockport

Admissions Demand - Stockport

Low demand0.79x oversubscription

Places available

3,743

Applications

2,960

Got 1st preference

94.4%

Got preferred school

99.4%

Primary admissions across Stockport (2025/26)

Inspection History(5)

11 February 2025
Quality of EducationOutstanding
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
Early YearsOutstanding
10 September 2013
OutstandingReport
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
9 January 2012

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

3.3607%

Overall absence

4.44444%

Persistent absence

180

Enrolments

Authorised2.99707%
Unauthorised0.36364%
Persistent (10%+)4.44444%
Severe (50%+)0%

Absence trend

2.87865%
18/19
7.39689%
20/21
4.50017%
21/22
4.27641%
22/23
3.45477%
23/24
3.3607%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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