St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy

How places are decided at St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy

St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy: key facts

What did Ofsted judge St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in June 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy?

St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy has 666 pupils on roll.

What are St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy’s exam results?

In 2025-26 (DfE’s provisional figures), its average Attainment 8 score was 41.4: DfE’s measure of pupils’ results across eight GCSE-level subjects. Trends and the detail behind each figure are on the Results tab.

What ages does St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy take?

St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy admits pupils aged 11 to 16.

Where is St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy located?

St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy is located in Stockport, SK4 2QP, Stockport.

How do I apply to St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy?

St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.

Does St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy have a religious character?

Yes — St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy has a religious character of Roman Catholic. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.

How close do you need to live to get into St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy?

On offer day for 2026-27 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy was 1.77 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.

How are Year 7 places decided at St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy?

When St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy has more applications than places for 2025-26, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after / previously looked after children — Children who are looked after or who were previously looked after (children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order) including those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted (IAPLAC); 2. Baptised Catholic children from Catholic partner primary schools — Baptised Catholic children from our Catholic partner primary schools. Our partner primary schools are: St Joseph's RC Primary School, Reddish; St Mary's RC Primary, Heaton Norris; St Mary's RC Primary, Levenshulme; St Joseph's RC Primary, Stockport; St Winifred's RC Primary; 3. Baptised Catholic children with sibling at school — Baptised Catholic children who will have a brother or sister attending the school at the time of admission, and 5 further criteria. 161 places were offered at this entry point for 2025-26. Tie-break: Priority given on the basis of proximity measured as a straight line from the child's home address to the main gate. If distances are equal, walking distance is used. If still equal, random allocation carried out and supervised by a person independent of the school (all names entered into a hat and required number drawn out).

What is the largest ethnic background at St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 56.8% of pupils at St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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