St Elisabeth's Church of England Primary

  • Primary
  • Academy
  • Ages 3 to 11
Ofsted: Requires improvement

St. Elisabeths Way, Reddish, Stockport, SK5 6BLOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

St Elisabeth's Church of England Primary is a primary school in Stockport for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 131 schools in Stockport. It ranks 59th of 61 primary schools in Stockport. Its latest Ofsted rating is Requires improvement, from an inspection in February 2024.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 27 February 2024, report published 24 April 2024

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years provision
Requires improvement
Safeguarding
Met

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 27 February 2024

Pupils are happy at this warm and caring school. They enjoy its nurturing environment. The school builds strong relationships with pupils, and it knows their families well. Pupils described the school as an 'extended family'. Pupils behave well. They are polite and respectful. They learn about friendship, kindness and tolerance. Pupils get on well together and enjoy being with their friends. Pupils commented that staff encourage them to rebuild their relationships when they fall out with each other. They feel safe. The school has raised its aspirations for pupils' learning across the curriculum. Pupils strive to meet these high expectations. They have positive attitudes towards their work, enjoy their learning and work hard in class. However, due to a weaker curriculum in the past, pupils do not have the secure prior knowledge to ensure that they learn well in some subjects. This is also true for some children in the early years. Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), are proud of their leadership responsibilities. For example, in acting as school councillors, play leaders and eco-ambassadors, pupils make a positive contribution to their school.

What the school should improve

  • In some subjects, pupils have gaps in their knowledge due to weaknesses in the previous curriculum. This means that these pupils do not have a secure foundation on which to build when new learning is introduced. The school should ensure that pupils have the chance to revisit lost or forgotten learning to make sure that they can build on what they know and can do.
  • In the early years, some teaching staff do not provide learning activities that support children to learn what is intended. This hinders children's achievement across different areas of learning. The school should ensure that staff in the early years are suitably trained to deliver the curriculum so that more children are ready for Year 1.
  • The support that some pupils receive to help them keep pace with the phonics curriculum is not effective enough. This hampers pupils' reading success and confidence. The school should ensure that staff are suitably trained to help these pupils to catch up quickly and become accurate and fluent readers.

Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

29 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths55%

55%, 7 percentage points below the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths3%

3%, 5 percentage points below the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score103

103, 3 below the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score100

100, 5 below the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score105

105, the same as the England average.

Pupil numbers and mix

227 pupils on roll, with places for 315

Eligible for free school meals32.2%

32.2%, 5.7 percentage points above the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language15.9%

15.9%, 5.7 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support21.6%

21.6%, 6.8 percentage points above the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan6.2%

6.2%, 0.2 percentage points above the England average of 6%.

Schools near St Elisabeth's Church of England Primary

SchoolDistanceOfstedResults
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Reddish, a Voluntary Academy0.1 milesOfsted: Good85% met the expected standard
Abingdon Primary School0.5 milesOfsted: Requires improvement39% met the expected standard
Vale View Primary School0.6 milesOfsted: Good47% met the expected standard
Broadstone Hall Primary School0.6 milesOfsted: Good69% met the expected standard
St Mary's Church of England Primary School0.8 milesOfsted judgements: Good69% met the expected standard

School details

School type
Academy sponsor led
Sector
Academy
Trust
THRIVE CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMY TRUST LTD
Age range
3 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Nursery classes
Yes
Headteacher
Mrs Amanda Lancashire
Address
St. Elisabeths Way, Reddish, Stockport, SK5 6BL
Local authority
Stockport
URN
147516

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.