SCHOOL PROFILE

St George's Church of England Primary School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 131306
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 71.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

10 February 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour Expected standard
Personal development Expected standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

11 July 2023
Graded inspection Requires improvement
Published 26 September 2023
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 300 300 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 148 49.3% of pupils
Male pupils 152 50.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

33.3%
8.5 pts above England
School 33.3%
Stockport 20.6%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

34.3%
14.0 pts above England
School 34.3%
Stockport 12.9%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.7%
0.3 pts below England
School 0.7%
Stockport 1.3%
North West 0.8%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
59.7%
179
Any other ethnic group
9.0%
27
Indian
8.7%
26
African
5.7%
17
Any other Asian background
5.3%
16
Pakistani
3.3%
10
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 17.3% 52 of 300 pupils
3.5 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 17.3%
Stockport 22.6%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 14.3% 43 pupils
England 14.8% 0.5 pts below
EHC plans 3.0% 9 pupils
England 6.0% 3.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 19
Social, emotional & mental health 13
Specific learning difficulty 13
Moderate learning difficulty 4
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
Multi-sensory impairment 1

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

70.0% 9.6 pts above England
School 70.0%
Stockport 62.3%
North West 59.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

91.0%

17.2 pts above England

School 91.0%
Stockport 77.4%
North West 73.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

75.0%

4.7 pts above England

School 75.0%
Stockport 71.0%
North West 69.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

86.0%

14.0 pts above England

School 86.0%
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

6.01%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.21 pts lower than England
School 6.01%
Stockport 6.26%
North West 6.25%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

20.59%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.77 pts higher than England
School 20.59%
Stockport 15.60%
North West 15.89%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.33%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.48 pts lower than England
School 0.33%
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

71.4% 16.8 pts below England
St George's Church of England Primary School
71.4%
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