St Paul's Church of England Primary School BrinningtonSt Bernadette's Catholic Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington and St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School are primary schools in Stockport.

  • St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington scores 37 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington was judged Requires improvement and St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 44.0% for St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington and 55.0% for St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington (43.0% in 2022-23, 44.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School (52.0% in 2022-23, 55.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington versus St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure StockportSt Paul's Church of England Primary School BrinningtonStockportSt Bernadette's Catholic Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreF37/100C55/100Stronger figure
Local ranking67th of 77 in Stockport 39th of 77 in Stockport Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: Requires improvementOfsted: GoodStronger figure
School typeVoluntary controlled school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll373 215
Capacity420 238
LocationStockport, SK5 8AA Stockport, SK5 8AR
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard44.0% 55.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard2.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 106.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 106.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census373 215
Free school meals (ever 6)65.2% 51.6%
English as an additional language10.7% 20.5%
SEN support17.7% 15.8%
SEN with an EHC plan8.0% 6.5%
Attendance
Overall absence8.9% 7.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence33.5% 27.9% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

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.

St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington

St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School

Full profiles: St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington · St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School