St Matthew's Church of England Primary School

Primary · Stockport · SK3 9EA · URN 140417

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2023-06-27Cohort 201Church of England

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 27

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 72 schools in Stockport

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
19%
Stockport 62.5%England 61%
43.5 percentage points below the area average of 62.5
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
7%
Stockport 8.3%England 8%
1.3 percentage points below the area average of 8.3
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
100
Stockport 106.23England 105
6.2 below the area average of 106.2
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
100
Stockport 105.2England 105
5.2 below the area average of 105.2
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
101
Stockport 105.99England 105
5 below the area average of 106
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
19%
Stockport 31.2%England 32%
12.2 percentage points below the area average of 31.2
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
44%
Stockport 77.5%
33.5 percentage points below the area average of 77.5
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
41%
Stockport 71%
30 percentage points below the area average of 71
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
48%
Stockport 76.7%
28.7 percentage points below the area average of 76.7
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
27
Stockport 44
16.7 below the area average of 43.7
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Stockport	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	19% Stockport 62.5%England 61%	43.5 percentage points below the area average of 62.5	42 percentage points below the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	7% Stockport 8.3%England 8%	1.3 percentage points below the area average of 8.3	1 percentage points below the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	100 Stockport 106.23England 105	6.2 below the area average of 106.2	5 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	100 Stockport 105.2England 105	5.2 below the area average of 105.2	5 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	101 Stockport 105.99England 105	5 below the area average of 106	4 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	19% Stockport 31.2%England 32%	12.2 percentage points below the area average of 31.2	13 percentage points below the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	44% Stockport 77.5%	33.5 percentage points below the area average of 77.5	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	41% Stockport 71%	30 percentage points below the area average of 71	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	48% Stockport 76.7%	28.7 percentage points below the area average of 76.7	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	27 Stockport 44	16.7 below the area average of 43.7	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Stockport · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 26.0 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 22.4% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 60.1% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 28.9% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 8.9pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 19% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 7% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 20.7pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 19% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 90.7% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated St Matthew's Church of England Primary School Good at its inspection on 27/06/2023.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?: St Matthew's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Stockport, postcode SK3 9EA (URN 140417).
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