Banks Lane Infant SchoolSt George's Church of England Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Stockport.

Summary of the comparison

Banks Lane Infant School and St George's Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Stockport.

  • Banks Lane Infant School scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and St George's Church of England Primary School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average). Banks Lane Infant School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Banks Lane Infant School was judged Good and St George's Church of England Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at St George's Church of England Primary School (52.0% in 2022-23, 70.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Banks Lane Infant School versus St George's Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure StockportBanks Lane Infant SchoolStockportSt George's Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB72/100Stronger figureC59/100
Local ranking76th of 77 in Stockport 32nd of 77 in Stockport Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Expected
School typeCommunity school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-7 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll306 320
Capacity270 420
LocationStockport, SK1 4PR Stockport, SK2 6NX
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported70.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported18.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported109.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported108.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census306 320
Free school meals (ever 6)16.4% 30.9%
English as an additional language5.9% 34.1%
SEN support10.1% 14.1%
SEN with an EHC plan2.3% 2.5%
Attendance
Overall absence4.1% Stronger figure6.0% 6.2%
Persistent absence8.9% Stronger figure20.6% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Banks Lane Infant School

St George's Church of England Primary School

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