Huddersfield Road, Millbrook, Stalybridge, Cheshire SK15 3JL
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
Trinity Christian School, Primary (1.8 miles); Hulme Grammar Prep School (4.4 miles); The Chadderton Preparatory Grammar School (6 miles).
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).
Trinity Christian School, Stalybridge (2.1 miles); Hulme Grammar School (7.3 miles); Westwood High (7.5 miles).
Mossley Hollins High School (1.9 miles); St Damian’s RC Science College (3.9 miles); Fairfield High School for Girls (6 miles).