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St Mary's RC Primary School Manchester

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

personMs Mylene McGuire

location_onManchester, M19 2QW

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2022

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Students

327

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Expected Standard

38%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Mary's RC Primary School Manchester is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Manchester, serving ages 3-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Ranks in the top 93% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Mary's RC Primary School Manchester is a voluntary aided school in Manchester, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 371 pupils on roll, of whom 22% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 38% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #122 of 127 primaries in Manchester and #13,161 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Outstanding, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 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

38%

LA 57%

Reading58% LA 71%

Writing55% LA 65%

Maths50% LA 70%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 54%England 61%

Reading72% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing76% LA 64% · Eng 72%

Maths83% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 52%England 60%

Reading62% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing74% LA 62% · Eng 71%

Maths62% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.6

Read

LA -0.3

-3.5 to 0.4

1.4

Write

LA -1.2

-0.4 to 3.2

-1.9

Maths

LA 0.1

-3.7 to -0.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading80% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths77% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.1

Read

LA 0.3

0.3 to 4.0

0.2

Write

LA 0.1

-1.5 to 1.9

0.1

Maths

LA 0.6

-1.5 to 1.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 61%

Reading85% LA 72%

Writing85% LA 73%

Maths71% LA 74%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.6

Read

LA 0.9

0.7 to 4.5

2.2

Write

LA 0.3

0.4 to 4

-0.5

Maths

LA 1.1

-2.2 to 1.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

04 May 2022

Inspection Report

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21 November 2018

Inspection Report

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10 June 2014

Inspection Report

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15 January 2013

Inspection Report

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03 March 2010

Inspection Report

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08 November 2006

Inspection Report

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03 December 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2022-05-04

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2018-11-21

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-06-10

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-03-03

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 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 371 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	371	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	368	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	354	1	0.3%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	352	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	352	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	334	3	0.9%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	327	2	0.6%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	328	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	342	1	0.3%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	341	3	0.9%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	348	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	357	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	361	1	0.3%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	370	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	387	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	387	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	386	2	0.5%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	374	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	375	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	376	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	380	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	383	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	381	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	376	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	381	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	380	0	0.0%	0.5%

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 49 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 18 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 15 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 15 pupils

Hearing Impairment 5 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils