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St Mary's CofE Primary School Moston

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

personMr Paul Stephenson

location_onManchester, M40 0DF

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

227

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Expected Standard

31%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Mary's CofE Primary School Moston is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Manchester, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 97% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Mary's CofE Primary School Moston is a voluntary aided school in Manchester, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 233 pupils on roll, of whom 55% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 31% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #126 of 127 primaries in Manchester and #13,513 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.9 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

31%

LA 57%

Reading66% LA 71%

Writing45% LA 65%

Maths69% LA 70%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 54%England 61%

Reading71% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing57% LA 64% · Eng 72%

Maths71% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

39%

LA 52%England 60%

Reading71% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing39% LA 62% · Eng 71%

Maths77% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.5

Read

LA -0.3

-2.7 to 1.7

-6.2

Write

LA -1.2

-8.4 to -4.1

2.4

Maths

LA 0.1

0.3 to 4.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading65% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing68% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths81% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.5

Read

LA 0.3

-1.8 to 2.8

1.0

Write

LA 0.1

-1.1 to 3.1

2.0

Maths

LA 0.6

0.0 to 4.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 61%

Reading73% LA 72%

Writing80% LA 73%

Maths73% LA 74%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.4

Read

LA 0.9

-1.9 to 2.7

2.2

Write

LA 0.3

0 to 4.4

0.3

Maths

LA 1.1

-1.8 to 2.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

03 June 2025

Inspection Report

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13 February 2024

Inspection Report

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06 November 2018

Inspection Report

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17 March 2017

Inspection Report

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25 May 2016

Inspection Report

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12 March 2014

Inspection Report

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15 January 2014

Inspection Report

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29 May 2012

Inspection Report

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07 March 2011

Inspection Report

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17 November 2008

Inspection Report

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01 March 2007

Inspection Report

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16 May 2005

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

5 Evaluations

2025-06-03

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-11-06

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2017-03-17

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2016-05-25

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2014-01-15

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

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

0.9%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.4%(1 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 233 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.9%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	233	2	0.9%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	231	2	0.9%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	238	1	0.4%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	230	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	226	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	234	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	227	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	223	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	235	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	235	1	0.4%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	235	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	234	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	235	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	230	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	233	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	233	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	230	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	231	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	233	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	232	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	236	1	0.4%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	237	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	238	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	233	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	232	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	231	1	0.4%	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 23 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 9 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils