St John's Church of England Primary School
Poplar Street, Stockport, SK4 3DG
203 pupils · 97% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Free school meals
- 9.9%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2025) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 2 December 2025, published 29 January 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 81% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 10% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 20 | 20 | 96 | 20 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 34 | 117 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 30 | 31 | 108 | 30 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 21 | 21 | 86 | 21 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 28 | 16 | 101 | 27 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 29 | 116 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 25 | 124 | 30 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 32 | 116 | 30 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Didsbury Road Primary School 0.3 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Winifred's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.6 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Tithe Barn Primary School 0.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Mersey Vale Primary School 1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Catherine's RC Primary School 1.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Norris Bank Primary School 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.