Academy converter · Manchester

Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

3–11Ages
428Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
148738URN

Wilson Road, Blackley, Manchester, M9 8BG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 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

2.0per place

0.5 below Manchester median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Manchester

119 applications for 60 places · 98th of 125 in Manchester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

77%met the expected standard

Manchester 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 5 November 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	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

2.0applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Manchester median (2.4) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

119 applications · 60 places offered · 63 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.0; Manchester median median 2.4
2025 2.2; Manchester median median 2.4
2024 2.4; Manchester median median 2.4
2023 2.4; Manchester median median 2.5
2022 2.4; Manchester median median 2.6
2021 1.9; Manchester median median 1.9; as the previous school
2020 1.7; Manchester median median 1.8; as the previous school
2019 2.3; Manchester median median 1.9; as the previous school
2018 2.3; Manchester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 2.9; Manchester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 2.2; Manchester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 2.7; Manchester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 2.2; Manchester median median 1.9; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Manchester median in 1 of 5 years.

This school
Manchester median

Dashed bars: as Mount Carmel RC Primary School (URN 105555), the previous school.

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	60	119	2.0	63	1.05
Sep 2025	50	108	2.2	50	1.00
Sep 2024	49	119	2.4	46	0.94
Sep 2023	57	135	2.4	52	0.91
Sep 2022	57	136	2.4	53	0.93
Sep 2021 *	59	112	1.9	72	1.22
Sep 2020 *	60	104	1.7	64	1.07
Sep 2019 *	59	138	2.3	77	1.31
Sep 2018 *	59	137	2.3	69	1.17
Sep 2017 *	58	167	2.9	91	1.57
Sep 2016 *	60	129	2.2	75	1.25
Sep 2015 *	59	159	2.7	79	1.34
Sep 2014 *	60	131	2.2	72	1.20

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 80% · Maths 92% → all three 77% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard77%10th of 123 in Manchester

Manchester 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Manchester 73% England 78%

Higher standard37%

Manchester 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Manchester 70% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Manchester 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard92%

Manchester 74% England 77%

Higher standard42%

Manchester 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	77%	12%	106	108
2023/24	70%	10%	106	107
2022/23	65%	7%	105	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

Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School
0.7 km · Manchester

Requires improvement2024

2.1applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Pike Fold Primary School
0.7 km · Manchester

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Oasis Academy Harpur Mount
0.9 km · Manchester

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Irk Valley Community School
0.9 km · Manchester

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Moston Lane Community Primary School
1.0 km · Manchester

Good2022

2.6applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Lily Lane Primary School
1.5 km · Manchester

Requires significant improvement 2026

2.0applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
St John Bosco RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.5 km · Manchester

Requires improvement2024

3.2applications per place
Crumpsall Lane Primary School
1.5 km · Manchester

Good2023

2.7applications per place 60%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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 148738 · 352/3503
Trust: Emmaus Catholic Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 459 pupils · 428 on roll
Free school meals: 35.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 December 2021
Replaced: Mount Carmel RC Primary School (URN 105555)
Address: Wilson Road, Blackley, Manchester, M9 8BG
Local authority: Manchester

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