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St Raphael’s Catholic Primary School, Stalybridge SK15

Huddersfield Road, Millbrook, Stalybridge, Cheshire SK15 3JL

St Raphael's Catholic Primary School, Stalybridge SK15

10 reasons to choose St Raphael's Catholic Primary School, Stalybridge

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St Raphael’s Catholic Primary School, Stalybridge has a Schoolsmith Score® of 70. It is one of the best state primary schools in Stalybridge and one of the 5 best independent or state primaries within 2 miles.

School fundamentals

St Raphael’s Catholic Primary School, Stalybridge is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided faith school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2015) inspection.

Average class size

St Raphael’s Catholic Primary School, Stalybridge has one class per year, and an average class size of 27 pupils.

Exam results

Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that St Raphael’s Catholic Primary School, Stalybridge ranks in the top 7% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 4% of schools.

The St Raphael's Catholic Primary School, Stalybridge curriculum

School curriculum emphasises Catholic social morality and also includes PSHE, French. It is subject based with some cross-curricular projects. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.

More on the curriculum

There are regular educational trips for all year groups and visiting speakers.

Specialist teaching

Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.

Sport at St Raphael's Catholic Primary School, Stalybridge

School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.

The Arts at St Raphael's Catholic Primary School, Stalybridge

Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.

Wraparound care

School hours are from 8.55am to 3.15pm. Breakfast club from 8.00am and after school clubs may extend the day to 4.30pm.

Find another school near St Raphael's Catholic Primary School, Stalybridge

Independent Prep Schools

Trinity Christian School, Primary (1.8 miles); Hulme Grammar Prep School (4.4 miles); The Chadderton Preparatory Grammar School (6 miles).

State Primary Schools

Millbrook Primary School (0.3 miles); St Peter’s Catholic Primary School, Stalybridge (1.6 miles); St Christopher’s Roman Catholic Primary School, Ashton-under-Lyne (2 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

Trinity Christian School, Stalybridge (2.1 miles); Hulme Grammar School (7.3 miles); Westwood High (7.5 miles).

State Senior Schools

Mossley Hollins High School (1.9 miles); St Damian’s RC Science College (3.9 miles); Fairfield High School for Girls (6 miles).

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