St Winifred's Roman Catholic Primary School

St Winifred's Roman Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic primary school. Opened in 1936, the British school is a part of the Parish of Saint Winifred with Saint Mary in Heaton Mersey, Stockport, England; part of the Diocese of Salford. The school serves children aged 4 to 11 and operates as a voluntary academy under the Diocese of Salford. As of 2026, the school has transitioned into the Emmaus Catholic Academy Trust, a move finalized in late 2025. The school's official motto is "Caritas – God’s Love in Action," which it aims to demonstrate through a curriculum centered on Christian values and community partnerships. Academically, the school follows the National Curriculum, organized into blocks of learning designed to provide a broad and balanced education. Recent data indicates that the school maintains high standards in Key Stage 2, with approximately 69% of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and mathematics in 2024, exceeding local and national averages. The school also reports a consistently high attendance rate, recently recorded at approximately 96.6%. In 1980 the school achieved national notability when its school choir released a song, "There's No One Quite Like Grandma", that became the Christmas number one single of that year and stayed at the top of the charts for two whole weeks. Over the decades, the ensemble released multiple albums and participated in various charitable recordings, including a 2009 reunion to support Age Concern.