St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington

St Paul’s Church of England Primary School Brinnington is currently rated as requiring improvement overall, despite its previous inspection rating of good. While the school fosters a positive and caring environment for pupils, supporting good behavior and personal development, there are significant concerns regarding the quality of education. Specifically, the school has not clearly defined the curriculum expectations in several subjects, which has led to gaps in knowledge and uneven learning experiences for pupils, particularly in reading. Despite these challenges, the school is actively taking steps to improve its curriculum and support systems for students with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).

Strengths

• Pupils have lots of friends and are happy at school.
• Pupils behave well in classrooms and engage attentively in lessons.
• Strong relationships are formed in early years, supporting children's positive start.
• The school has improved the curriculum in certain subjects with clear learning steps.
• Effective support is provided for pupils with SEND, allowing them to access the curriculum.
• Pupils enjoy a range of extracurricular activities that build confidence and self-esteem.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum expectations are unclear in several subjects, including reading.
• Some pupils do not achieve as well as they should due to inconsistent teaching approaches.
• Assessment strategies are in the early stages and do not effectively identify knowledge gaps.
• Support for pupils struggling with reading is not sufficiently effective.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington attended 91.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 33.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.3% of pupils at St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington had 15.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 2.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 19.0% of pupils at St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 9.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has a SEN unit with 17 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington received £9,026 and spent £9,426 for each of its 344 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £14,000 (£41 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in March 2025.

When was St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington last inspected by Ofsted?

St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington was last inspected in March 2025.

How many pupils does St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington have?

St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington has 363 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington cover?

St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 44% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington?

St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington is at Brinnington Rise, Stockport, Cheshire, SK5 8AA.