St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy

About St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy

St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy in Stockport has been rated Good in its most recent Ofsted inspection, a significant turnaround from its previous Inadequate rating in 2020. The school’s Progress 8 score of -0.2 tells the most informative story about its academic outcomes. This means that, on average, pupils achieve slightly less than the national average progress from Key Stage 2 to GCSEs, though the score falls within the 'Average' banding nationally. Compared to the Stockport local authority average Progress 8 score of 0.07, St Anne's sits below the local benchmark, ranking 9th out of 13 secondary schools in the borough. In the North West region, it places 242nd out of 445 schools, and nationally it ranks 2019th out of 3141, placing it in the bottom 50% of schools overall. The school’s Attainment 8 score of 42.5 reflects the average GCSE grade achieved by pupils, and 61% of students achieved a grade 4 or above in both English and maths.

Looking closer at the exam data, St Anne's shows a mixed picture. The English Progress 8 score is positive at 0.1, meaning pupils make slightly better progress in English than the national average, while maths progress is weaker at -0.28. The EBacc average point score is 3.59, and only 22% of pupils entered the EBacc suite of subjects, with 13.8% achieving a grade 4 or above and 8.9% achieving a grade 5 or above. The school’s Ofsted breakdown from June 2023 awarded Good across all five inspected areas: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and overall effectiveness. This represents a notable improvement from the previous inspection, where all areas were rated Inadequate. The school has no sixth form, so all pupils leave at 16, and the data reflects only Key Stage 4 outcomes.

St Anne's is a Roman Catholic secondary school for mixed pupils aged 11 to 16, with headteacher Sheldon Logue at the helm. It has 641 pupils against a capacity of 750, and a high proportion of students eligible for free school meals at 40.9%. The school is oversubscribed for the 2025/26 academic year, with 315 applications for 161 places and 83 first-preference offers, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.96. Facilities include tennis courts, a sports hall, gymnasium, music rooms, and a chapel, with clubs ranging from drama and orchestra to coding, gardening, and the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. The school offers extensive SEND provision, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate to severe learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, hearing and visual impairments, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability, and autistic spectrum disorder. This makes it a practical choice for families seeking a faith-based secondary with strong pastoral and SEND support, particularly those who value the recent Ofsted improvement and the school’s clear Catholic character.

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