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St Dunstan's RC Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Gabrielle Eccles

location_onManchester, M40 9HF

language Visit Website phone 1616815665

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

329

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Expected Standard

52%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Dunstan's RC Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Manchester, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 74% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Dunstan's RC Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Manchester, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 314 pupils on roll, of whom 47% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 52% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #99 of 140 primaries in Manchester and #10,564 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 7.0%.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were 2 permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 4.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 57%

Reading66% LA 71%

Writing68% LA 65%

Maths61% LA 70%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

33%

LA 54%England 61%

Reading58% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing58% LA 64% · Eng 72%

Maths46% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

44%

LA 52%England 60%

Reading64% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing58% LA 62% · Eng 71%

Maths64% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.3

Read

LA -0.3

-3.2 to 0.7

-3.1

Write

LA -1.2

-4.9 to -1.2

-2.1

Maths

LA 0.1

-3.9 to -0.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading61% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing82% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths77% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.8

Read

LA 0.3

-4.6 to -0.9

0.4

Write

LA 0.1

-1.3 to 2.1

0.5

Maths

LA 0.6

-1.1 to 2.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 61%

Reading80% LA 72%

Writing84% LA 73%

Maths80% LA 74%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.9

-1 to 3

Write

LA 0.3

-0.9 to 2.9

2.3

Maths

LA 1.1

0.5 to 4.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 March 2025

Inspection Report

10 March 2020

Inspection Report

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22 March 2016

Inspection Report

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05 February 2014

Inspection Report

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27 November 2013

Inspection Report

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05 October 2011

Inspection Report

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23 April 2009

Inspection Report

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27 March 2006

Inspection Report

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02 October 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-03-22

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-11-27

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

2.2%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.3%(4 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 314 pupils. During this period, there were 7 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.2%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	314	7	2.2%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	309	19	6.1%	0.9%	2
2023/24 (Summer term)	332	10	3.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	329	4	1.2%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	319	3	0.9%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	327	2	0.6%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	329	1	0.3%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	323	5	1.5%	0.6%	1
2021/22 (Summer term)	322	16	5.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	318	8	2.5%	0.5%	1
2021/22 (Autumn term)	314	8	2.5%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	333	2	0.6%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	335	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	321	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	356	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	356	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	347	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	360	1	0.3%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	360	4	1.1%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	356	7	2.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	359	10	2.8%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	358	4	1.1%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	355	3	0.8%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	362	6	1.7%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	361	7	1.9%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	358	8	2.2%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 27 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 2 pupils