Voluntary aided school · Manchester

Sacred Heart RC Primary School

3–11Ages
330Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
134479URN

Knutsford Road, Gorton, Manchester, M18 7NJ · School website

This school is due to be replaced by Sacred Heart RC Primary School.

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2025 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

3.1per place

0.7 above Manchester median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Manchester

141 applications for 45 places · 24th of 125 in Manchester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

75%met the expected standard

Manchester 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 25 February 2025Ofsted'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

3.1applications per place, Reception

0.7 above Manchester median (2.4) 0.9 above England median (2.2)

141 applications · 45 places offered · 43 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 3.1; Manchester median median 2.4
2025 2.9; Manchester median median 2.4
2024 2.8; Manchester median median 2.4
2023 3.2; Manchester median median 2.5
2022 3.1; Manchester median median 2.6
2021 2.1; Manchester median median 1.9
2020 2.4; Manchester median median 1.8
2019 2.5; Manchester median median 1.9
2018 2.9; Manchester median median 2.0
2017 3.0; Manchester median median 2.0
2016 2.9; Manchester median median 2.0
2015 2.4; Manchester median median 2.0
2014 2.7; Manchester median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Manchester median in 13 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	45	141	3.1	43	0.96
Sep 2025	41	119	2.9	38	0.93
Sep 2024	44	124	2.8	41	0.93
Sep 2023	44	142	3.2	40	0.91
Sep 2022	44	135	3.1	57	1.30
Sep 2021	45	96	2.1	41	0.91
Sep 2020	44	106	2.4	47	1.07
Sep 2019	45	113	2.5	52	1.16
Sep 2018	45	132	2.9	61	1.36
Sep 2017	45	137	3.0	55	1.22
Sep 2016	44	128	2.9	59	1.34
Sep 2015	45	110	2.4	42	0.93
Sep 2014	45	123	2.7	50	1.11

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 89% · Writing 75% · Maths 80% → all three 75% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard75%13th of 123 in Manchester

Manchester 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard89%

Manchester 73% England 78%

Higher standard50%

Manchester 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Manchester 70% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Manchester 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Manchester 74% England 77%

Higher standard23%

Manchester 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	75%	7%	109	105
2023/24	60%	6%	106	103
2022/23	51%	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

Sacred Heart RC Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.1applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Old Hall Drive Academy
0.3 km · Manchester

Good2024

2.4applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Gorton Primary School
0.7 km · Manchester

Good2023

2.6applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
St James' CofE Primary School Gorton
0.8 km · Manchester

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Rushbrook Primary Academy
0.9 km · Manchester

Good2024

2.0applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Oasis Academy Aspinal
0.9 km · Manchester

Good2022

2.3applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Abbey Hey Primary Academy
1.0 km · Manchester

Improved significantly2024

2.1applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
St Richard's RC Primary School
1.1 km · Manchester

Good2024

2.1applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Crowcroft Park Primary School
1.3 km · Manchester

2025

4.9applications per place 66%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 aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 134479 · 352/3505
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 345 pupils · 330 on roll
Free school meals: 45.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2006
Address: Knutsford Road, Gorton, Manchester, M18 7NJ
Local authority: Manchester

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