Voluntary aided school · Stockport

St Simon's Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
190Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
106127URN

Bosden Avenue, Hazel Grove, Stockport, SK7 4LH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.6per place

0.7 above Stockport median (3.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Stockport

76 applications for 21 places · 16th of 72 in Stockport

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

50%met the expected standard

Stockport 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 20 June 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
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

3.6applications per place, Reception

0.7 above Stockport median (3.0) 1.4 above England median (2.2)

76 applications · 21 places offered · 19 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.6; Stockport median median 3.0
2025 3.1; Stockport median median 2.9
2024 2.5; Stockport median median 2.9
2023 2.4; Stockport median median 2.4
2022 2.6; Stockport median median 2.3
2021 2.9; Stockport median median 2.3
2020 2.2; Stockport median median 2.2
2019 1.9; Stockport median median 2.4
2018 2.2; Stockport median median 2.3
2017 2.6; Stockport median median 2.4
2016 2.6; Stockport median median 2.4
2015 3.1; Stockport median median 2.4
2014 2.3; Stockport median median 2.4

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	21	76	3.6	19	0.90
Sep 2025	18	56	3.1	19	1.06
Sep 2024	26	65	2.5	23	0.88
Sep 2023	21	50	2.4	20	0.95
Sep 2022	17	44	2.6	17	1.00
Sep 2021	16	46	2.9	15	0.94
Sep 2020	24	52	2.2	21	0.88
Sep 2019	28	54	1.9	27	0.96
Sep 2018	25	56	2.2	25	1.00
Sep 2017	22	58	2.6	17	0.77
Sep 2016	22	58	2.6	20	0.91
Sep 2015	15	47	3.1	12	0.80
Sep 2014	23	53	2.3	20	0.87

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 61% · Writing 61% · Maths 68% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard50%53rd of 69 in Stockport

Stockport 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard61%

Stockport 83% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Stockport 36% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard61%

Stockport 76% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Stockport 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard68%

Stockport 84% England 77%

Higher standard18%

Stockport 28% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	50%	0%	103	103
2023/24	52%	0%	104	103
2022/23	57%	7%	106	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 Simon's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.6applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Hazel Grove Primary School
0.3 km · Stockport

Remains Good2023

3.5applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Torkington Primary School
1.1 km · Stockport

Remains Good2023

3.6applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Dial Park Primary School
1.2 km · Stockport

Good2023

2.2applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Norbury Hall Primary School
1.3 km · Stockport

Remains Good2022

2.5applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
1.4 km · Stockport

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.3applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Warren Wood Primary School
1.4 km · Stockport

Good2024

1.7applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
St Philip's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.6 km · Stockport

Remains Good2022

3.0applications per place
Moorfield Primary School
1.6 km · Stockport

2026

3.3applications per place 57%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 aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 106127 · 356/3520
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 190 on roll
Free school meals: 13.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Bosden Avenue, Hazel Grove, Stockport, SK7 4LH
Local authority: Stockport

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