St Raphael's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Stalybridge, Tameside
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Unlock every school · £9.99 Open on the map →St Raphael's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Stalybridge, Tameside for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 5 July 2024. Tameside has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2012 to 2026 entry.
St Raphael's Catholic Primary School 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | Not published |
| Reception 2023 | Not published |
| Reception 2022 | Not published |
| Reception 2021 | Not published |
| Reception 2020 | Not published |
| Reception 2016 | Not published |
| Reception 2015 | Not published |
| Reception 2014 | Not published |
| Reception 2013 | Not published |
| Reception 2012 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026 had 27 first-choice applications for 27 offers, 1.0 per offer, the 19th highest of 70 Tameside primary schools; every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 80% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 8% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- There are 23 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 19.1 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Tameside.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Tameside schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Huddersfield Road, Millbrook, Stalybridge, SK15 3JL
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Tameside
- Pupils on roll
- 212 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 20.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 5 July 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils have a strong sense of belonging at this vibrant and successful school.”
- “They think highly of their teachers, and they appreciate the learning opportunities available to them.”
- “They know that there are trusted adults in school who can help them.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, the school has not established all the content that pupils should know.”
- “This hinders pupils from learning all that they should to build a secure knowledge of these subjects.”
- “However, occasionally, they do not implement the curriculum consistently well.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 September 2024 (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) | 80% | 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: 27 first-preference applications, 27 offers in total, 27 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 Tameside.
- Millbrook Primary School 0.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Buckton Vale Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Wild Bank Primary School 1.0 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Arlies Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Livingstone Primary School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Dixons Silver Springs Primary 1.4 mi Good Last distance published