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St Christopher's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

Primary · ages 4-11MixedAcademyRoman Catholic201 pupilsStockport
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredThere isn't enough published data yet. To get a score, a school needs results or an inspection plus at least one other figure.
OfstedGoodLast Ofsted inspection, September 2023
Reached the expected level at 1171%England 63%
Attendance96.3%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families15%Far fewer than most schools
Places9 spare201 pupils, 210 places
Pupils per teacher23.6School workforce census

St Christopher's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is a converter academy in Stockport for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 201 pupils and room for 210. About 15 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2023.

Warwick Road, Romiley, Stockport, SK6 3AX0161 430 4473st-christophers.stockport.sch.ukMrs Maria Waters headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 20 September 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Good overall.

TeachingOfsted calls this “quality of education”
Good
BehaviourOfsted calls this “behaviour and attitudes”
Good
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development”
Good
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective
Yes

Results

Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025

28 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England. These are the results of St Christopher's Catholic Primary School, the school this one replaced.

Reached the expected level at 1171%
England 63%
Official name: Expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Working above the expected level7%
England 8%
Official name: Higher standard in reading, writing and maths
Reading score110.0
England 105.6
Official name: Reading average scaled score
Maths score107.0
England 104.6
Official name: Maths average scaled score
Trend
Reached the expected level at 11
2017 to 2025
2017: 77%77%20172018: 61%61%20182019: 61%61%20192023: 58%58%20232024: 69%69%20242025: 71%71%2025
Since 2017: -6%
All Year 6 measures, year by year
Measure2025†2024†2023†2019†2018†2017†StockportEngland
Pupils tested282931313131
Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths71%69%58%61%61%77%64%63%
Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths7%7%6%6%3%13%9%8%
Reading scoreReading average scaled score110.0105.0105.0104.0104.0108.0106.3105.6
Maths scoreMaths average scaled score107.0105.0104.0107.0103.0106.0105.3104.6
Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score108.0105.0103.0107.0105.0110.0106.0105.2
Expected level: readingReading expected standard86%86%68%65%74%90%
Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard79%79%65%90%71%81%
Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed)79%79%71%81%94%97%
Reading progressReading progress score-0.6-1.6-0.3+2.3
Maths progressMaths progress score-0.3+1.1-0.4+1.3
Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged14%50%
Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged71%64%

There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.

† These results are for St Christopher's Catholic Primary School, the school this one replaced in September 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. Every gap at this school is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At the end of primary school, 2025

Reached the expected level at 11Boys vs girls
73%69%
Gap 4 ptsEngland 5 pts
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published. As a Roman Catholic school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Stockport council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll201Census January 2026
Places21096% full
Pupils from low-income families15%15% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English7%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support11%22 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan5%10 pupils with a plan
Average class size28.77 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils29%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)16%£49,600 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls111 / 90
White British pupils82%

Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 26.3 pupils (England 25.5); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 30.5 (England 27.3).

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (12), emotional and mental health (8), Specific learning difficulty (7), Autistic spectrum disorder (4), Hearing impairment (1).

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 96.3% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance96.3%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school5.1%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Missed without permission0.7%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/25†2023/24†2022/23†2021/22†2020/21†2018/19†England
Sessions missedOverall absence3.7%4.6%4.3%5.6%2.7%4.1%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence3.1%3.3%3.4%4.8%2.3%2.9%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence0.7%1.3%0.9%0.8%0.4%1.2%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence5.1%9.8%8.0%12.5%6.6%7.9%12.8%

† These attendance figures are for St Christopher's Catholic Primary School, the school this one replaced in September 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers8.5full-time equivalent, 12 people
Pupils per teacher23.6Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants8.6full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£49,179
Vacancies0

Money

From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£6,575England £7,738. Total £1.3m
Income per pupil£6,827England £7,697. Total £1.4m
Spent on teachers per pupil£3,146England £3,480
Money in reserve12%A healthy amount put by: £165k, £830 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out+£50kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£6,575spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m112 months to June 2026, mostly theft from the person
Local crime rate0 per 1,000 people100% lower than the England average
Typical house price£305,000Stockport
Nearest bus stop90 mBarrack Hill, 34 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Bredbury Green Primary SchoolAcademy560 m237Good 202487Compare
Bredbury St. Marks CofE Primary SchoolAcademy0.6 miles164Good 202420Compare
Romiley Primary SchoolAcademy0.8 miles454Good 2020Compare
Arden Primary SchoolCouncil0.9 miles472Good 202426Compare
Greave Primary SchoolCouncil1.0 miles346Report card 202636Compare
Woodley Primary SchoolCouncil1.1 miles384Report card 20266Compare
Fairway Primary SchoolCouncil1.2 miles236Good 202335Compare
St Philip's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy1.4 miles166Good 2022Compare

Questions parents ask

Is St Christopher's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy a good school?

St Christopher's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in September 2023.

What is St Christopher's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated St Christopher's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy good at its last full inspection on 20 September 2023.

How good are St Christopher's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy's SATs results?

In summer 2025, 71% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 7% went further and reached the higher level.

How many pupils does St Christopher's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy have?

201 pupils aged 4 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 210 places, so it is 96% full.

What is attendance like at St Christopher's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?

Pupils were in school 96.3% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 5% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

How big are the classes at St Christopher's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?

The average class had 28.7 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. 29% of classes had more than 30 pupils.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Warwick Road, Romiley, Stockport, SK6 3AX
Telephone
0161 430 4473
Website
www.st-christophers.stockport.sch.uk
Headteacher
Mrs Maria Waters
Type of school
Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic, Diocese of Shrewsbury
Multi-academy trust
Corpus Christi Catholic Academy Trust (15 schools)
Local authority
Stockport
Ward
Bredbury Green & Romiley
Constituency
Hazel Grove
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 September 2025 (academy converter)
URN
152035 · LAESTAB 3563510 · UKPRN 10098504
Formerly
St Christopher's Catholic Primary School

Where these figures come from