SCHOOL PROFILE

St Christopher's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 152035
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 95.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

20 September 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Stockport
Trust CORPUS CHRISTI CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 201 201 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 90 44.8% of pupils
Male pupils 111 55.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

15.4%
9.4 pts below England
School 15.4%
Stockport 20.6%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

7.0%
13.3 pts below England
School 7.0%
Stockport 12.9%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

7.0%
6.0 pts above England
School 7.0%
Stockport 1.3%
North West 0.8%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
81.6%
164
Any other White background
3.0%
6
Any other Asian background
2.5%
5
African
2.0%
4
White and Asian
2.0%
4
Any other Mixed background
1.5%
3
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 15.9% 32 of 201 pupils
4.9 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 15.9%
Stockport 22.6%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 11.0% 22 pupils
England 14.8% 3.8 pts below
EHC plans 5.0% 10 pupils
England 6.0% 1.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 12
Social, emotional & mental health 8
Specific learning difficulty 7
Autistic spectrum disorder 4
Hearing 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.

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

95.7% 7.5 pts above England
St Christopher's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
95.7%
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