Vernon Primary SchoolSt Paul's Catholic Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Vernon Primary School and St Paul's Catholic Primary School are primary schools.
Vernon Primary School scores 85 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional) and St Paul's Catholic Primary School scores 44 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Vernon Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Vernon Primary School was judged Outstanding and St Paul'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 77.0% for Vernon Primary School and 71.0% for St Paul's Catholic Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Vernon Primary School (80.0% in 2022-23, 77.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at St Paul's Catholic Primary School (39.0% in 2022-23, 71.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | PoyntonVernon Primary School | StockportSt Paul's Catholic Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | A85/100Stronger figure | D44/100 | |
| Local ranking | 2nd of 116 in Cheshire East Stronger figure | 105th of 116 in Cheshire East | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 4-11 | 4-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 382 | 105 | |
| Capacity | 350 | 150 | |
| Location | Poynton, SK12 1NW | Stockport, SK12 1LY | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 77.0% Stronger figure | 71.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 15.0% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 108.0 Stronger figure | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 109.0 Stronger figure | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 382 | 105 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 4.7% | 20.9% | |
| English as an additional language | 1.3% | 5.7% | |
| SEN support | 9.7% | 23.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.4% | 6.7% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 3.2% Stronger figure | 6.4% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 3.7% Stronger figure | 18.6% | 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.
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.
Vernon Primary School
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