Whitehill Primary SchoolSt Thomas' Church of England Primary School Heaton Chapel

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

Summary of the comparison

Whitehill Primary School and St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Heaton Chapel are primary schools in Stockport.

  • Whitehill Primary School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Heaton Chapel scores 71 out of 100 (grade B, strong). St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Heaton Chapel is ahead on our composite score.

  • Whitehill Primary School was judged Good and St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Heaton Chapel 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 61.0% for Whitehill Primary School and 72.0% for St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Heaton Chapel.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Whitehill Primary School (41.0% in 2022-23, 61.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Heaton Chapel (75.0% in 2022-23, 72.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Whitehill Primary School versus St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Heaton Chapel compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure StockportWhitehill Primary SchoolStockportSt Thomas' Church of England Primary School Heaton ChapelEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD52/100B71/100Stronger figure
Local ranking46th of 77 in Stockport 13th of 77 in Stockport Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll189 634
Capacity250 670
LocationStockport, SK4 1PB Stockport, SK4 4QG
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard61.0% 72.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard4.0% 7.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 108.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 107.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census189 634
Free school meals (ever 6)54.4% 7.3%
English as an additional language21.7% 14.8%
SEN support22.2% 9.6%
SEN with an EHC plan3.7% 1.6%
Attendance
Overall absence7.0% 3.2% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence19.5% 4.8% 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.

Whitehill Primary School

St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Heaton Chapel

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