St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Heaton Chapel
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Stockport
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.063 miles
Published by Stockport Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2022–2026 (miles)
St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Heaton Chapel is a primary school in Stockport for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 21 June 2023. Stockport has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2026 entry.
St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Heaton Chapel catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 1.063 mi |
| Reception 2025 | Not published |
| Reception 2024 | Not published |
| Reception 2023 | Not published |
| Reception 2022 | 1.002 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 1.063 miles away, the 28th shortest of 78 Stockport primary schools with a published last distance.
- The 2026 Reception last distance was about the same as in 2022.
- 2024/25 reading, writing and maths: 72% met expected standard (England 62%), 3rd highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Stockport that have results.
- Reception 2026 had 74 first-choice applications for 77 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Stockport schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Wellington Road North, Heaton Chapel, Stockport, SK4 4QG
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Stockport
- Pupils on roll
- 647 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 21 June 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to school.”
- “All pupils are made to feel welcome regardless of any differences.”
- “Pupils appreciate the additional help that staff provide for them whenever they need it.”
To improve
- “However, leaders have not sufficiently considered the knowledge that children in the Nursery Year should learn.”
- “This means that these children are not fully prepared for the Reception Year.”
- “However, some staff are still developing their understanding of this programme.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 September 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 72% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 74 first-preference applications, 77 offers in total, 74 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Stockport.
- Broadstone Hall Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Whitehill Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Stockport 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Norris Bank Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Elisabeth's Church of England Primary 0.9 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Tithe Barn Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Reddish, a Voluntary Academy 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Abingdon Primary School 1.0 mi Requires improvement Last distance published