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St John Fisher RC Primary School, Denton

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

personMrs Mandy Harris

location_onManchester, M34 7SW

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

241

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Expected Standard

45%

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Demand Ratio

1.4x

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St John Fisher RC Primary School, Denton is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Manchester, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.4×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 84% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St John Fisher RC Primary School, Denton is a voluntary aided school in Manchester, Tameside, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 242 pupils on roll, of whom 31% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 45% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #64 of 74 primaries in Tameside and #12,205 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. 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.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.4× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 25.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 31.0%.

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

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

45%

LA 59%

Reading71% LA 74%

Writing55% LA 68%

Maths61% LA 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

46%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading74% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing57% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths57% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

40%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading80% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing50% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths57% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.7

Read

LA -0.1

-0.5 to 4.0

-1.8

Write

LA -0.8

-3.9 to 0.4

-1.1

Maths

LA 0.0

-3.2 to 1.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading73% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths70% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.1

Read

LA 0.7

-2.1 to 2.3

-2.0

Write

LA 0.3

-4.0 to -0.1

-1.7

Maths

LA 0.9

-3.6 to 0.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 62%

Reading71% LA 72%

Writing68% LA 77%

Maths71% LA 74%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.1

Read

LA 0.2

-2.2 to 2.4

-1.4

Write

LA 0.3

-3.5 to 0.7

-1.2

Maths

LA 0.6

-3.2 to 0.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

30 June 2025

Inspection Report

02 March 2022

Inspection Report

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24 January 2018

Inspection Report

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09 July 2013

Inspection Report

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07 January 2011

Inspection Report

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11 June 2008

Inspection Report

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21 June 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-03-02

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-01-24

S5 Inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2013-07-09

None Legacy

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 242 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)	242	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	243	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	246	1	0.4%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	246	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	242	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	240	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	241	1	0.4%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	229	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	234	6	2.6%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	231	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	226	1	0.4%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	235	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	233	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	226	1	0.4%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	226	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	226	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	220	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	248	5	2.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	237	6	2.5%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	230	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	239	7	2.9%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	239	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	234	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	234	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	230	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 21 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 21 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 16 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils

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St John Fisher RC Primary School, Denton

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Roman Catholic)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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