Voluntary aided school · Tameside

St Mary's RC Primary School

3–11Ages
228Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
106252URN

Kynder Street, Denton, Manchester, M34 2AR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

0.8 above Tameside median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Tameside

78 applications for 30 places · 6th of 66 in Tameside

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

36%met the expected standard

Tameside 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 15 October 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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

2.6applications per place, Reception

0.8 above Tameside median (1.8) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

78 applications · 30 places offered · 38 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.6; Tameside median median 1.8
2025 2.5; Tameside median median 1.9
2024 2.5; Tameside median median 2.0
2023 2.4; Tameside median median 1.9
2022 2.7; Tameside median median 1.9
2021 2.7; Tameside median median 1.9
2020 2.8; Tameside median median 2.1
2019 3.3; Tameside median median 2.2
2018 3.4; Tameside median median 2.2
2017 3.6; Tameside median median 2.2
2016 3.6; Tameside median median 2.2
2015 3.5; Tameside median median 2.4
2014 3.3; Tameside median median 2.7

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

This school
Tameside 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	30	78	2.6	38	1.27
Sep 2025	27	67	2.5	32	1.19
Sep 2024	30	75	2.5	34	1.13
Sep 2023	30	71	2.4	33	1.10
Sep 2022	30	81	2.7	30	1.00
Sep 2021	30	81	2.7	38	1.27
Sep 2020	30	84	2.8	42	1.40
Sep 2019	30	98	3.3	49	1.63
Sep 2018	30	101	3.4	42	1.40
Sep 2017	30	108	3.6	42	1.40
Sep 2016	30	108	3.6	53	1.77
Sep 2015	31	108	3.5	41	1.32
Sep 2014	30	98	3.3	37	1.23

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 43% · Maths 71% → all three 36% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard36%57th of 58 in Tameside

Tameside 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Tameside 77% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Tameside 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard43%

Tameside 72% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Tameside 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Tameside 77% England 77%

Higher standard14%

Tameside 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Tameside median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	36%	0%	105	103
2023/24	63%	7%	108	103
2022/23	48%	3%	105	104

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 RC Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.6applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Greswell Primary School and Nursery
0.6 km · Tameside

Good2023

1.9applications per place
Russell Scott Primary School
0.8 km · Tameside

Good2023

1.9applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Linden Road Academy
0.9 km · Tameside

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Anne's Primary School
0.9 km · Tameside

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place
Corrie Primary School
1.0 km · Tameside

Remains Good2021

1.8applications per place
Manor Green Primary Academy
1.4 km · Tameside

2026

1.5applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St John Fisher RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, Denton
1.7 km · Tameside

Good2022

1.7applications per place
Poplar Street Primary School
1.8 km · Tameside

Good2022

1.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
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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 aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 106252 · 357/3322
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 228 on roll
Free school meals: 16.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Kynder Street, Denton, Manchester, M34 2AR
Local authority: Tameside

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