Bredbury St. Marks CofE Primary School

Bredbury St. Marks CofE Primary School has demonstrated a good level of overall effectiveness during its first inspection since becoming an academy. The school fosters a supportive and inclusive environment where pupils feel valued and engaged in their education. Notable initiatives have been implemented to enhance the curriculum, particularly for students with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), strengthening pupils' attainment and progress. Despite the positive atmosphere, there remain challenges, particularly with certain knowledge gaps among older pupils due to the impact of recent changes and previous curriculums.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy and feel part of the school community.
• The school provides a broad, balanced, and ambitious curriculum.
• Staff have strong subject knowledge and engage pupils effectively.
• The early years provision effectively supports children's early learning.
• Pupils are given numerous responsibilities, enhancing their sense of belonging.
• The school prioritizes improving attendance and is implementing effective strategies.

Areas for Improvement

• Older pupils have gaps in knowledge due to previous curriculum weaknesses.
• Some subjects lack refined assessment approaches, affecting long-term retention of knowledge.
• Not all early years staff have the expertise to enhance children's learning effectively.

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 Bredbury St. Marks CofE Primary School attended 94.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 18.0% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Bredbury St. Marks CofE Primary School 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 Bredbury St. Marks CofE Primary School had 21.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 14.1% 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, 22.6% of pupils at Bredbury St. Marks CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

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 2024–25 Bredbury St. Marks CofE Primary School received £8,087 and spent £8,183 for each of its 159 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £35,000 (£223 per pupil).

Across all 27 schools of Chester Diocesan Academies Trust, income was £6,299 and spending £6,313 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Bredbury St. Marks CofE Primary School is part of Chester Diocesan Academies Trust, which runs 32 schools. The nearest others:

• Gee Cross Holy Trinity CofE Primary School Hyde
• St George's CofE Primary School Hyde
• St Matthew's Church of England Primary School Stockport
• Broadbottom Church of England Primary School Hyde
• Mottram CofE Primary School Hyde
• St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge Stalybridge
• Little Bollington CofE Primary School Altrincham
• Bosley St Mary's CofE Primary School Macclesfield
• Astbury St Mary's CofE Primary School Congleton
• Brereton CofE Primary School Sandbach

What is Bredbury St. Marks CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Bredbury St. Marks CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was Bredbury St. Marks CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Bredbury St. Marks CofE Primary School was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does Bredbury St. Marks CofE Primary School have?

Bredbury St. Marks CofE Primary School has 164 pupils on roll.

What age range does Bredbury St. Marks CofE Primary School cover?

Bredbury St. Marks CofE Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Bredbury St. Marks CofE Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 47% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Bredbury St. Marks CofE Primary School?

Bredbury St. Marks CofE Primary School is at Redhouse Lane, Bredbury, Stockport, Cheshire, SK6 1BX.