St Thomas' Church of England Primary School StockportSt Matthew's Church of England Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Stockport and St Matthew's Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Stockport.

  • St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Stockport scores 32 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and St Matthew's Church of England Primary School scores 43 out of 100 (grade D, below average). St Matthew's Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Stockport was judged Requires improvement and St Matthew's Church of England 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 33.0% for St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Stockport and 19.0% for St Matthew's Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Stockport (35.0% in 2022-23, 33.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at St Matthew's Church of England Primary School (56.0% in 2022-23, 19.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Stockport versus St Matthew's Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure StockportSt Thomas' Church of England Primary School StockportStockportSt Matthew's Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreF32/100D43/100Stronger figure
Local ranking71st of 77 in Stockport 59th of 77 in Stockport Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: Requires improvementOfsted: GoodStronger figure
School typeVoluntary controlled school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll150 195
Capacity230 250
LocationStockport, SK1 3PJ Stockport, SK3 9EA
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard33.0% Stronger figure19.0% 62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 7.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure100.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score99.0 100.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census150 195
Free school meals (ever 6)50.7% 49.7%
English as an additional language23.3% 20.5%
SEN support24.7% 22.1%
SEN with an EHC plan1.3% 9.2%
Attendance
Overall absence8.0% 7.5% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence26.2% 26.0% 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 Thomas' Church of England Primary School Stockport

St Matthew's Church of England Primary School

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