St Winifred's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
St Winifred's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is an academy converter in Stockport for pupils aged 4 to 11. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 355 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for St Winifred's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in December 2024 of its predecessor, St Winifred's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stockport. It has fewer teachers for its size than most primary schools: 27.5 pupils for each teacher in 2025/26, against 20.7 nationally.
Ofsted inspection: May 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 4-11 |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Address | Didsbury Road Stockport Cheshire SK4 3JH |
| Reference Number | 151683 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 355 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 52.11%
Girls: 47.89% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 10.1% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 13.2% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 25.4 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 21.5 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.3 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | 16 | 41 |
| 2 | 21 | 25 | 46 |
| 3 | 32 | 19 | 51 |
| 4 | 27 | 30 | 57 |
| 5 | 31 | 29 | 60 |
| 6 | 29 | 29 | 58 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 69.9% |
| Irish | 6.8% |
| Mixed, Other | 3.9% |
| White, Other | 2.5% |
| Asian, Other | 2.5% |
| Unclassified | 2.3% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 2% |
| African | 1.7% |
| Indian | 1.1% |
| Chinese | 0.8% |
| Caribbean | 0.8% |
| White & Asian | 0.6% |
| White & Black (African) | 0.3% |
| Pakistani | 0.3% |
This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, St Winifred's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stockport, inspected in December 2024.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Requires Improvement |
| Last Report Date | This school has not had an inspection yet. |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 08 May 2025 | Academy conversion letter |
Reception admissions, 2026 entry
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| Number of Applications | Number of Offers | |
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| Second Preference | 21 | 1 |
| Third Preference | 25 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 3 | 0 |
Places and pupil numbers
In 2024–25 St Winifred's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy had 370 pupils for 420 places. 50 places (11.9%) were unfilled.
Reception intake in the “Heaton Primary” planning area
Stockport counted 400 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 359 in 2029–30, down 10%.
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 2025–26 St Winifred's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy had 27.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7).
Pupils per teacher
| 2026 | |
|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 15.4 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | – |
| Sick days per teacher | – |
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, 12.7% of pupils at St Winifred's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Speech, language and communication needs | 12 | 6 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 14 | 0 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 12 | 1 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 0 | 3 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 3 | 0 |
| Hearing impairment | 2 | 0 |
| No specialist assessment of need | 1 | 0 |
| Other difficulty or disability | 1 | 0 |
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.
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All schools in Stockport · Stockport local authority: places and applications
St Winifred's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is part of Emmaus Catholic Academy Trust, which runs 38 schools. The nearest others:
- St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy Stockport
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Stockport
- St Cuthbert's RC Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary Academy Manchester
- St Mary's RC Primary School, Manchester, A Voluntary Academy Manchester
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Reddish, a Voluntary Academy Stockport
- St Kentigern's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Manchester
- St Francis RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Manchester
- St John's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Manchester
- St Anne's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Manchester
- St John Fisher RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, Denton Manchester
What is St Winifred's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for St Winifred's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in December 2024 of its predecessor, St Winifred's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stockport.
When was St Winifred's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?
St Winifred's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy was last inspected in May 2025.
How many pupils does St Winifred's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy have?
St Winifred's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy has 355 pupils on roll.
What age range does St Winifred's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy cover?
St Winifred's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy for pupils aged 4 to 11.
Where is St Winifred's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?
St Winifred's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is at Didsbury Road, Stockport, Cheshire, SK4 3JH.