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SCHOOL PROFILE

St Philip's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 152036
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 79.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

29 June 2022
Latest published outcome School remains Good
Published 21 September 2022 View Ofsted record
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 166 166 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 82 49.4% of pupils
Male pupils 84 50.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

25.3%
0.5 pts above England
School 25.3%
Stockport 20.6%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

27.1%
6.8 pts above England
School 27.1%
Stockport 12.9%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Stockport 1.3%
North West 0.8%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
68.1%
113
African
4.8%
8
Chinese
4.8%
8
Indian
4.8%
8
Any other Asian background
4.2%
7
White and Asian
3.0%
5
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 21.1% 35 of 166 pupils
0.3 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 21.1%
Stockport 22.6%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 16.3% 27 pupils
England 14.8% 1.5 pts above
EHC plans 4.8% 8 pupils
England 6.0% 1.2 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 13
Speech, language & communication 12
Moderate learning difficulty 4
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
Specific learning difficulty 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.

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

79.0% 9.1 pts below England
St Philip's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
79.0%
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