Voluntary aided school · Manchester

The Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
406Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
135648URN

20 Blue Moon Way, Rusholme, Manchester, M14 7SH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

close to Manchester median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Manchester

75 applications for 32 places · 67th of 125 in Manchester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

38%met the expected standard

Manchester 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 22 May 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years provision		Requires improvement

Inspection history

22 May 2024
Graded inspection: Requires improvement
14 March 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

2.3applications per place, Reception

close to Manchester median (2.4) close to England median (2.2)

75 applications · 32 places offered · 32 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

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

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

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	32	75	2.3	32	1.00
Sep 2025	42	90	2.1	42	1.00
Sep 2024	34	79	2.3	34	1.00
Sep 2023	60	120	2.0	62	1.03
Sep 2022	52	121	2.3	51	0.98
Sep 2021	58	93	1.6	57	0.98
Sep 2020	43	86	2.0	40	0.93
Sep 2019	59	102	1.7	57	0.97
Sep 2018	60	123	2.1	70	1.17
Sep 2017	60	125	2.1	69	1.15
Sep 2016	49	96	2.0	45	0.92
Sep 2015	60	115	1.9	69	1.15
Sep 2014	59	114	1.9	61	1.03

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 65% · Writing 42% · Maths 65% → all three 38% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard38%118th of 123 in Manchester

Manchester 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard65%

Manchester 73% England 78%

Higher standard17%

Manchester 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard42%

Manchester 70% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Manchester 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard65%

Manchester 74% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Manchester 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	38%	4%	103	102
2023/24	50%	2%	105	106
2022/23	45%	2%	106	108

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

The Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2024

2.3applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Heald Place Primary School
0.2 km · Manchester

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.3applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Claremont Primary School
0.3 km · Manchester

Good2023

2.1applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Wilbraham Primary School
0.6 km · Manchester

Remains Good2022

2.3applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Webster Primary School
1.0 km · Manchester

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St Kentigern's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.0 km · Manchester

Remains Outstanding2024

1.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester
1.1 km · Manchester

Outstanding2024

2.8applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St James' CofE Primary School, Birch-in-Rusholme
1.2 km · Manchester

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
St Chrysostom's CofE Primary School
1.5 km · Manchester

2025

1.8applications per place 71%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: 135648 · 352/3507
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 480 pupils · 406 on roll
Free school meals: 48.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2009
Address: 20 Blue Moon Way, Rusholme, Manchester, M14 7SH
Local authority: Manchester

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