Voluntary controlled school · Manchester

St Mary's CofE Junior and Infant School

3–11Ages
470Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
105495URN

Adscombe Street, Off Alexandra Road, Moss Side, Manchester, M16 7AQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.7 below Manchester median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Manchester

97 applications for 56 places · 116th of 125 in Manchester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

58%met the expected standard

Manchester 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 30 April 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Manchester median (2.4) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

97 applications · 56 places offered · 48 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.7; Manchester median median 2.4
2025 2.3; Manchester median median 2.4
2024 2.1; Manchester median median 2.4
2023 2.0; Manchester median median 2.5
2022 2.4; Manchester median median 2.6
2021 1.6; Manchester median median 1.9
2020 1.6; Manchester median median 1.8
2019 1.7; Manchester median median 1.9
2018 1.5; Manchester median median 2.0
2017 1.6; Manchester median median 2.0
2016 1.4; Manchester median median 2.0
2015 1.9; Manchester median median 2.0
2014 1.4; Manchester median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Manchester median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Manchester median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	56	97	1.7	48	0.86
Sep 2025	47	108	2.3	47	1.00
Sep 2024	48	101	2.1	45	0.94
Sep 2023	56	114	2.0	54	0.96
Sep 2022	44	106	2.4	41	0.93
Sep 2021	49	78	1.6	47	0.96
Sep 2020	59	97	1.6	59	1.00
Sep 2019	60	99	1.7	63	1.05
Sep 2018	51	77	1.5	44	0.86
Sep 2017	59	95	1.6	59	1.00
Sep 2016	60	85	1.4	52	0.87
Sep 2015	60	112	1.9	65	1.08
Sep 2014	60	86	1.4	41	0.68

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 65% · Writing 85% · Maths 71% → all three 58% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard58%66th of 123 in Manchester

Manchester 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard65%

Manchester 73% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Manchester 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard85%

Manchester 70% England 75%

Greater depth15%

Manchester 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Manchester 74% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Manchester 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Manchester median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	58%	5%	103	103
2023/24	77%	9%	105	106
2022/23	76%	9%	106	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Mary's CofE Junior and Infant SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

1.7applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Our Lady's RC Primary School Manchester
0.7 km · Manchester

Remains Good2024

3.4applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
St Margaret's CofE Primary School
0.8 km · Manchester

Good2023

2.5applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Rolls Crescent Primary School
1.0 km · Manchester

2026

3.0applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St Alphonsus RC Primary School
1.0 km · Trafford

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.6applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Manley Park Primary School
1.1 km · Manchester

Outstanding2024

2.8applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Old Trafford Community Academy
1.2 km · Trafford

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.8applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Seymour Park Community Primary School
1.2 km · Trafford

Outstanding2023

1.9applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester
1.2 km · Manchester

Outstanding2024

2.8applications per place 73%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 105495 · 352/3028
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 472 pupils · 470 on roll
Free school meals: 63.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Adscombe Street, Off Alexandra Road, Moss Side, Manchester, M16 7AQ
Local authority: Manchester

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources