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St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted
personMrs Patricia Grogan
corporate_fareST TERESA OF CALCUTTA CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
location_onManchester, M45 8NJ
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Ofsted

Inadequate

Inspected 2022

school

Expected Standard

58%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Manchester, serving ages 3-11. Currently rated Inadequate by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 65% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is an academy sponsor led in Manchester, Bury, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of ST TERESA OF CALCUTTA CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 209 pupils on roll, of whom 26% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 58% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #24 of 58 primaries in Bury and #6,049 of 14,143 nationally.

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

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.5 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

58%

LA 63%
Reading71% LA 76%
Writing71% LA 73%
Maths79% LA 76%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-

Read

-

Write

-

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 63%England 61%
Reading82% LA 75% · Eng 74%
Writing68% LA 73% · Eng 72%
Maths68% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-

Read

-

Write

-

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

-%

LA 58%England 60%
Reading-% LA 71% · Eng 73%
Writing-% LA 72% · Eng 71%
Maths-% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

-

Maths SS

-

GPS SS

-

Progress (0 = national avg)

-

Read

LA 0.2

-

Write

LA 0.3

-

Maths

LA 0.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations
S5 Inspection EIF
Inadequate
Education
Inadequate
Behaviour
Requires improvement
Development
Requires improvement
Leadership
Inadequate
None EIF
Good
Education
No Judgement
Behaviour
No Judgement
Development
No Judgement
Leadership
Good

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