Ofsted: Good trending_up Places Available emoji_events #7 in Oldham public Top 15% UK

St Mary's RC Primary School

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

personMs Mary Garvey

location_onManchester, M35 0NW

language Visit Website phone 1616816663

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

458

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Expected Standard

78%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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St Mary'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 15% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Mary's RC Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Manchester, Oldham, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 458 pupils on roll.

In 2025, 78% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 18% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #7 of 83 primaries in Oldham and #2,081 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 38.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 17.4%.

In the 2023/24 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

78%

LA 58%

Reading83% LA 71%

Writing80% LA 68%

Maths87% LA 71%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

78%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading85% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing80% LA 66% · Eng 72%

Maths96% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

84%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading89% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing85% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths91% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.9

Read

LA 0.0

1.3 to 4.6

2.2

Write

LA -0.7

0.6 to 3.8

4.1

Maths

LA -0.2

2.5 to 5.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading90% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing86% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths93% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.6

Read

LA 0.4

0.0 to 3.2

0.8

Write

LA 0.4

-0.7 to 2.3

1.4

Maths

LA 0.6

0.0 to 2.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 62%

Reading90% LA 73%

Writing81% LA 76%

Maths92% LA 75%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.7

Read

LA 0.3

-0.9 to 2.3

0.9

Write

LA 0.1

-0.6 to 2.4

2.3

Maths

LA 0.4

0.9 to 3.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 December 2024

Inspection Report

06 December 2023

Inspection Report

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11 September 2018

Inspection Report

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05 November 2013

Inspection Report

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28 February 2012

Inspection Report

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09 January 2012

Inspection Report

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15 September 2008

Inspection Report

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28 September 2006

Inspection Report

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04 July 2005

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2018-09-11

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-11-05

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2008-09-15

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)

Summer term 2024

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 454 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	Perm. Excl.
2023/24 (Summer term)	454	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	455	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	454	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	455	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	458	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	444	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	455	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	452	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	455	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	456	2	0.4%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	459	1	0.2%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	450	3	0.7%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	457	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	457	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	458	1	0.2%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	458	1	0.2%	0.4%	1
2018/19 (Spring term)	462	3	0.6%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	448	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	459	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	461	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	451	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	473	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	479	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	462	0	0.0%	0.5%	0