St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Stockport
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
3.665 miles
Published by Stockport Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2022–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Stockport for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 5 December 2023. Stockport has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2026 entry.
St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy 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 | 3.665 mi |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | Not published |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 3.665 miles away, the 15th longest of 78 Stockport primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- 2026 Reception entry saw 27 first-choice applications for 28 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family ranking it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 73% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 13% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Lowry Drive, Marple Bridge, Stockport, SK6 5BR
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Stockport
- Pupils on roll
- 222 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 5 December 2023
Strengths
- “St Mary’s is a welcoming and nurturing school, which cares about its pupils.”
- “Pupils are very polite and well mannered.”
- “They are articulate and have a thirst for learning.”
To improve
- “In some subjects, some pupils are not given sufficient opportunities to complete the activities which have been set to deepen their learning.”
- “This limits the progress that some pupils make through the curriculum in a small number of subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 April 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) | 73% | 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, 28 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 Stockport.
- Ludworth Primary School 0.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Mellor Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Marple 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Rose Hill Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Romiley Primary School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Greave Primary School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Warren Wood Primary School 2.2 mi Good Last distance published
- St Christopher's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 2.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published