# St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy

St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Stockport, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 222 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E146189. [Stockport](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 222
- Council: Stockport
- URN: 146189

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), December 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 5 December 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 73% of pupils at St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 66% in Stockport and 62% in England.
13% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Stockport | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 66% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 13% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 107 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 106 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Ludworth Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ludworth-primary-school-e106057): 150 m. Primary. Good (overall), May 2024. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Mellor Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mellor-primary-school-e137542): 1.2 km. Primary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [All Saints Church of England Primary School Marple](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-saints-church-of-england-primary-school-marple-e106102): 1.4 km. Primary. School remains Good, March 2023. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Acorns School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/acorns-school-e131551): 1.6 km. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Rose Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rose-hill-primary-school-e106076): 1.6 km. Primary. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/146189)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/146189)

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