Ofsted
Good
Inspected 2017
Expected Standard
46%
Age Range
3-11
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Manchester, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 87% of primary schools nationally.
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is an academy converter in Manchester, Bury, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 348 pupils on roll, of whom 25% are eligible for free school meals.
In 2025, 46% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #49 of 58 primaries in Bury and #11,158 of 14,143 nationally.
Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.
The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.7:1. There is 1 teaching vacancy.
In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 3.3 per 1,000 pupils per term.
R/W/M Expected Standard
46%
Read SS
101
Maths SS
101
GPS SS
101
Progress (0 = national avg)
-
Read
-
Write
-
Maths
Inspection Report
Inspection Report
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