St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy is a primary school located in Stockport. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 26/02/2009. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.9%, which is 1.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Lowry Drive, Stockport

School Information

Address: Lowry Drive, Stockport, SK6 5BR
Website: www.st-marys-marplebridge.stockport.sch.uk
Telephone: 01614277498
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Stockport
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Paul Ackers
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 146189

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 26/02/2009

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 250
Number of Pupils: 242
Number of Boys: 122
Number of Girls: 120

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 2.1 Confidence interval -0.1 to 4.3
Writing
Average: 1 Confidence interval -1 to 3
Maths
Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -1.2 to 2.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:84%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:23%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Lowry Drive , Marple Bridge SK6 5BR 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Ludworth Primary School
Ludworth Primary School , Lower Fold SK6 5DU 		4out of 4 167 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Mellor Primary School
Knowle Road , Mellor SK6 5PL 		3out of 4 1,274 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
All Saints Church of England Primary School Marple
Brickbridge Road , Marple SK6 7BQ 		3out of 4 1,533 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Rose Hill Primary School
Elmfield Drive , SK6 6DW 		2out of 4 1,757 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Marple Hall School
Hill Top Drive , Marple SK6 6LB 		3out of 4 2,760 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Brabyns Preparatory School
34-36 Arkwright Road , Marple SK6 7DB 		- not rated 684 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Acorns School
19b Hibbert Lane , Marple SK6 7NN 		- not rated 1,708 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Windlehurst School
Windlehurst Road , Hawk Green SK6 7HZ 		3out of 4 2,986 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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