St Simon's Catholic Primary School 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 good. The school inspection was carried out on 22/10/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths is below 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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Bosden Avenue, Stockport

School Information

Address: Bosden Avenue, Stockport, SK7 4LH
Website: www.st-simons.stockport.sch.uk
Telephone: 01614839696
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Stockport
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Rachel Crisp
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 106127

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 22/10/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 199
Number of Boys: 98
Number of Girls: 101

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -1.7 to 3.1
Writing
Average: -0.8 Confidence interval -3.1 to 1.4
Maths
Below Average: -2.2 Confidence interval -4.3 to -0.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:72%
England Average:65%

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

School:4%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Simon's Catholic Primary School
Bosden Avenue , Hazel Grove SK7 4LH 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Hazel Grove Primary School
Chapel Street , Hazel Grove SK7 4JH 		3out of 4 316 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Torkington Primary School
Torkington Road , Hazel Grove SK7 6NR 		3out of 4 1,180 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Dial Park Primary School
Half Moon Lane , Offerton SK2 5LB 		3out of 4 1,353 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Norbury Hall Primary School
Shepley Drive , Hazel Grove SK7 6LE 		3out of 4 1,381 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Stockport School
Mile End Lane , SK2 6BW 		3out of 4 1,972 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Hazel Grove High School
Jacksons Lane , Hazel Grove SK7 5JX 		2out of 4 2,079 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Marple Hall School
Hill Top Drive , Marple SK6 6LB 		3out of 4 2,636 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Aquinas College
Nangreave Road , SK2 6TH 		- not rated 2,671 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lisburne School
Half Moon Lane , Offerton SK2 5LB 		4out of 4 1,367 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Stockport Grammar School
Buxton Road , SK2 7AF 		- not rated 2,045 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Castle Hill High School
The Fairway , Offerton SK2 5DS 		4out of 4 2,238 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Norbury Court School
London Road North , Poynton SK12 1BZ 		- not rated 2,316 yd Other independent school Not Applicable Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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