Academy sponsor led · Bury

St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

3–11Ages
202Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
149679URN

Ribble Drive, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 8NJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Category of concern: Special measures

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

close to Bury median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bury

48 applications for 23 places · 23rd of 48 in Bury

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

58%met the expected standard

Bury 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Ofsted category of concern: Special measures

Report card · inspected 20 January 2026Published 17 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years				Needs attention
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

20 January 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
21 June 2022
Graded inspection: Inadequate · as St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitefield, URN 105348
11 March 2020
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns) · as St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitefield, URN 105348

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

2.1applications per place, Reception

close to Bury median (2.0) close to England median (2.2)

48 applications · 23 places offered · 22 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.1; Bury median median 2.1
2025 1.6; Bury median median 1.9
2024 1.4; Bury median median 1.8
2023 2.5; Bury median median 1.7; as the previous school
2022 1.9; Bury median median 1.7; as the previous school
2021 2.0; Bury median median 1.7; as the previous school
2020 2.3; Bury median median 2.0; as the previous school
2019 2.4; Bury median median 1.9; as the previous school
2018 2.6; Bury median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 2.9; Bury median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 2.5; Bury median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 3.3; Bury median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 3.0; Bury median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Bury median

Dashed bars: as St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitefield (URN 105348), 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	23	48	2.1	22	0.96
Sep 2025	25	39	1.6	25	1.00
Sep 2024	27	39	1.4	26	0.96
Sep 2023 *	19	47	2.5	18	0.95
Sep 2022 *	24	46	1.9	25	1.04
Sep 2021 *	29	59	2.0	27	0.93
Sep 2020 *	26	59	2.3	25	0.96
Sep 2019 *	26	63	2.4	26	1.00
Sep 2018 *	28	72	2.6	26	0.93
Sep 2017 *	30	86	2.9	30	1.00
Sep 2016 *	27	68	2.5	26	0.96
Sep 2015 *	30	100	3.3	30	1.00
Sep 2014 *	30	89	3.0	37	1.23

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 71% · Writing 71% · Maths 79% → all three 58% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard58%42nd of 55 in Bury

Bury 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard71%

Bury 78% England 78%

Higher standard8%

Bury 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Bury 75% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Bury 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Bury 79% England 77%

Higher standard21%

Bury 27% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Bury median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	58%	4%	103	105
2023/24	54%	11%	106	103
2022/23

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 Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyThis school
This school

Special measures 2026

2.1applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Ribble Drive Community Primary School
0.2 km · Bury

Good2019

3.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Whitefield Community Primary School
0.6 km · Bury

Good2021

2.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Unsworth Primary School
0.8 km · Bury

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand
0.8 km · Bury

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Mersey Drive Community Primary School
0.8 km · Bury

Good2024

2.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Bury and Whitefield Jewish Primary School
1.1 km · Bury

2026

1.6applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
1.1 km · Bury

Standards maintained2024

1.8applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Higher Lane Primary School
1.1 km · Bury

2025

2.1applications per place 62%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 sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 149679 · 351/2018
Trust: St Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 236 pupils · 202 on roll
Free school meals: 26.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2023
Replaced: St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitefield (URN 105348)
Address: Ribble Drive, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 8NJ
Local authority: Bury

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