Voluntary controlled school · Stockport

St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington

3–11Ages
363Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
106108URN

Brinnington Rise, Stockport, SK5 8AA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

1.0 below Stockport median (3.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Stockport

62 applications for 32 places · 65th of 72 in Stockport

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

44%met the expected standard

Stockport 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 14 May 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision	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

1.9applications per place, Reception

1.0 below Stockport median (3.0) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

62 applications · 32 places offered · 32 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.9; Stockport median median 3.0
2025 1.7; Stockport median median 2.9
2024 2.3; Stockport median median 2.9
2023 1.6; Stockport median median 2.4
2022 1.5; Stockport median median 2.3
2021 1.5; Stockport median median 2.3
2020 1.2; Stockport median median 2.2
2019 1.3; Stockport median median 2.4
2018 1.5; Stockport median median 2.3
2017 1.6; Stockport median median 2.4
2016 1.8; Stockport median median 2.4
2015 1.6; Stockport median median 2.4
2014 1.6; Stockport median median 2.4

More applications per place than the Stockport median in 0 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	32	62	1.9	32	1.00
Sep 2025	36	60	1.7	35	0.97
Sep 2024	20	46	2.3	19	0.95
Sep 2023	34	53	1.6	31	0.91
Sep 2022	25	38	1.5	25	1.00
Sep 2021	34	50	1.5	33	0.97
Sep 2020	54	64	1.2	46	0.85
Sep 2019	42	53	1.3	40	0.95
Sep 2018	38	55	1.5	32	0.84
Sep 2017	42	67	1.6	37	0.88
Sep 2016	37	67	1.8	37	1.00
Sep 2015	36	59	1.6	33	0.92
Sep 2014	49	79	1.6	44	0.90

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 68% · Writing 54% · Maths 66% → all three 44% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard44%60th of 69 in Stockport

Stockport 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard68%

Stockport 83% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Stockport 36% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard54%

Stockport 76% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Stockport 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard66%

Stockport 84% England 77%

Higher standard26%

Stockport 28% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	44%	2%	106	105
2023/24	45%	4%	101	102
2022/23	43%	0%	102	104

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 Paul's Church of England Primary School BrinningtonThis school
This school

Requires improvement2024

1.9applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
0.4 km · Stockport

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Vernon Park Primary School
1.1 km · Stockport

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Westmorland Primary School
1.2 km · Stockport

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Arden Primary School
1.2 km · Stockport

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Church of England Primary School
1.3 km · Stockport

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.5 km · Stockport

Special measures 2026

4.0applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.6 km · Stockport

2026

2.7applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Whitehill Primary School
1.7 km · Stockport

Remains Good2024

2.4applications per place 61%met the SATs standard

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 106108 · 356/3008
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 363 on roll
Free school meals: 69.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Brinnington Rise, Stockport, SK5 8AA
Local authority: Stockport

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