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St Mary's CofE Primary School

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

personMrs Alison Daniel

location_onManchester, M41 5TJ

language Visit Website phone 1619122728

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

194

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Expected Standard

63%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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St Mary's CofE Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Manchester, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 53% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Mary's CofE Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Manchester, Trafford, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 184 pupils on roll, of whom 15% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #27 of 55 primaries in Trafford and #4,427 of 14,143 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 0.8× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.3 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

63%

LA 68%

Reading70% LA 79%

Writing74% LA 75%

Maths78% LA 77%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 66%England 61%

Reading81% LA 79% · Eng 74%

Writing78% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths66% LA 78% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 65%England 60%

Reading91% LA 78% · Eng 73%

Writing81% LA 74% · Eng 71%

Maths75% LA 78% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.5

Read

LA 1.1

-1.8 to 2.9

-1.7

Write

LA 0.4

-4.0 to 0.5

-1.0

Maths

LA 1.3

-3.1 to 1.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 75%England 65%

Reading87% LA 81% · Eng 73%

Writing87% LA 84% · Eng 78%

Maths87% LA 85% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.9

Read

LA 1.4

-1.4 to 3.1

0.1

Write

LA 0.5

-1.9 to 2.2

1.9

Maths

LA 1.6

-0.1 to 3.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 73%

Reading77% LA 81%

Writing83% LA 83%

Maths80% LA 81%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.1

Read

LA 0.8

-2.3 to 2.1

-0.7

Write

LA 0.3

-2.8 to 1.4

-1.2

Maths

LA 1.0

-3.2 to 0.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

10 November 2021

Inspection Report

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20 April 2016

Inspection Report

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27 March 2014

Inspection Report

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19 November 2013

Inspection Report

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07 March 2013

Inspection Report

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11 October 2010

Inspection Report

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27 January 2010

Inspection Report

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12 February 2008

Inspection Report

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24 May 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-04-20

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-11-19

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

0.5%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(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 184 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.5%, 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)	184	1	0.5%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	182	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	198	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	196	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	193	2	1.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	193	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	194	2	1.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	192	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	207	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	199	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	192	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	195	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	191	1	0.5%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	193	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	206	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	206	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	207	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	207	2	1.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	205	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	205	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	209	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	207	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	207	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	207	1	0.5%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	207	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	207	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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 16 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 11 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 2 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils