St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington

School overview

St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington is a primary school serving Stockport, classified by the DfE as a voluntary controlled school with a Church of England religious character. It has 373 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington 'Requires improvement'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 44% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well below the national average of 61%. That is down 1.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 2% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 32 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 10.2%. There are about 16.7 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 65% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. If you are considering St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.