Voluntary controlled school · Stockport

St John's Church of England Primary School

5–11Ages
203Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
106105URN

Poplar Street, Heaton Mersey, Stockport, SK4 3DG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Dec 2025

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.8per place

1.8 above Stockport median (3.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Stockport

96 applications for 20 places · 7th of 72 in Stockport

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

81%met the expected standard

Stockport 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 2 December 2025Published 29 January 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

2 December 2025
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 6 Expected standard
21 September 2021
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

4.8applications per place, Reception

1.8 above Stockport median (3.0) 2.6 above England median (2.2)

96 applications · 20 places offered · 20 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 4.8; Stockport median median 3.0
2025 3.9; Stockport median median 2.9
2024 3.6; Stockport median median 2.9
2023 4.1; Stockport median median 2.4
2022 3.6; Stockport median median 2.3
2021 3.9; Stockport median median 2.3
2020 4.1; Stockport median median 2.2
2019 3.9; Stockport median median 2.4
2018 3.8; Stockport median median 2.3
2017 4.3; Stockport median median 2.4
2016 5.0; Stockport median median 2.4
2015 3.7; Stockport median median 2.4
2014 4.5; Stockport median median 2.4

More applications per place than the Stockport median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Stockport median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	20	96	4.8	20	1.00
Sep 2025	30	117	3.9	34	1.13
Sep 2024	30	108	3.6	31	1.03
Sep 2023	21	86	4.1	21	1.00
Sep 2022	28	101	3.6	16	0.57
Sep 2021	30	116	3.9	29	0.97
Sep 2020	30	124	4.1	25	0.83
Sep 2019	30	116	3.9	32	1.07
Sep 2018	29	110	3.8	15	0.52
Sep 2017	31	132	4.3	14	0.45
Sep 2016	30	149	5.0	25	0.83
Sep 2015	30	112	3.7	17	0.57
Sep 2014	30	136	4.5	13	0.43

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 84% · Maths 87% → all three 81% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard81%12th of 69 in Stockport

Stockport 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

Stockport 83% England 78%

Higher standard61%

Stockport 36% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard84%

Stockport 76% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Stockport 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Stockport 84% England 77%

Higher standard48%

Stockport 28% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Stockport median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	81%	10%	110	109
2023/24	90%	14%	109	109
2022/23	65%	10%	107	106

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St John's Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2025

4.8applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Didsbury Road Primary School
0.3 km · Stockport

Good2024

3.9applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
St Winifred's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
0.6 km · Stockport

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.7applications per place
Tithe Barn Primary School
0.9 km · Stockport

Good2023

5.3applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Mersey Vale Primary School
1.0 km · Stockport

Good2024

3.4applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Catherine's RC Primary School
1.2 km · Manchester

Good2023

2.6applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Norris Bank Primary School
1.4 km · Stockport

Remains Good2024

3.0applications per place
Beaver Road Primary School
1.6 km · Manchester

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Green End Primary School
1.7 km · Manchester

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 81%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 106105 · 356/3005
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 203 on roll
Free school meals: 9.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Poplar Street, Heaton Mersey, Stockport, SK4 3DG
Local authority: Stockport

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources