SCHOOL PROFILE

St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Heaton Chapel

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 106128
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 670 Published school capacity
Capacity used 96.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

21 June 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Stockport
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 647 624 full-time · 23 part-time
Female pupils 314 48.5% of pupils
Male pupils 333 51.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

6.5%
18.3 pts below England
School 6.5%
Stockport 20.6%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

17.3%
3.0 pts below England
School 17.3%
Stockport 12.9%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

2.6%
1.6 pts above England
School 2.6%
Stockport 1.3%
North West 0.8%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
70.6%
457
Pakistani
9.7%
63
Any other White background
4.2%
27
Any other ethnic group
3.6%
23
Any other Mixed background
2.2%
14
White and Black African
1.9%
12
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 11.8% 76 of 647 pupils
9.1 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 11.8%
Stockport 22.6%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 10.4% 67 pupils
England 14.8% 4.4 pts below
EHC plans 1.4% 9 pupils
England 6.0% 4.6 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 31
Moderate learning difficulty 22
Social, emotional & mental health 13
Physical disability 3
Specific learning difficulty 3
Hearing impairment 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

72.0% 11.6 pts above England
School 72.0%
Stockport 62.3%
North West 59.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

82.0%

8.2 pts above England

School 82.0%
Stockport 77.4%
North West 73.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

78.0%

7.7 pts above England

School 78.0%
Stockport 71.0%
North West 69.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

89.0%

17.0 pts above England

School 89.0%
Stockport 76.5%
North West 71.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

3.21%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

3.01 pts lower than England
School 3.21%
Stockport 6.26%
North West 6.25%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

4.82%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

11.00 pts lower than England
School 4.82%
Stockport 15.60%
North West 15.89%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.19%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.61 pts lower than England
School 0.19%
Stockport 2.02%
North West 1.75%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

96.6% 8.4 pts above England
St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Heaton Chapel
96.6%
Stockport
88.0%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information