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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 7 December 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving) · as St Mary's RC Primary School, URN 105727
- 5 November 2013Graded inspection: Good · as St Mary's RC Primary School, URN 105727
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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 entry90 applications · 50 places offered · 49 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.
- 2026 1.8; Oldham median median 2.3
- 2025 1.5; Oldham median median 1.8
- 2024 1.9; Oldham median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2023 1.8; Oldham median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2022 1.5; Oldham median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2021 1.4; Oldham median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2020 1.7; Oldham median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2019 1.5; Oldham median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2018 1.6; Oldham median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2017 1.5; Oldham median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2016 1.4; Oldham median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2015 1.5; Oldham median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2014 1.3; Oldham median median 1.8; as the previous school
- This school
- Oldham median
Dashed bars: as St Mary's RC Primary School (URN 105727), 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 | 50 | 90 | 1.8 | 49 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2025 | 56 | 86 | 1.5 | 53 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2024 * | 58 | 111 | 1.9 | 53 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2023 * | 50 | 88 | 1.8 | 42 | 0.84 |
| Sep 2022 * | 55 | 81 | 1.5 | 48 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2021 * | 54 | 76 | 1.4 | 48 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2020 * | 59 | 101 | 1.7 | 54 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2019 * | 55 | 82 | 1.5 | 48 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2018 * | 59 | 93 | 1.6 | 51 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2017 * | 59 | 89 | 1.5 | 54 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2016 * | 58 | 80 | 1.4 | 57 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2015 * | 60 | 92 | 1.5 | 62 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2014 * | 56 | 72 | 1.3 | 56 | 1.00 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good · improving20231.8applications per place
- 0.1 km · OldhamGraded · no overall grade20244.0applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
- 0.6 km · OldhamGood20241.8applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
- 0.7 km · OldhamGood20232.7applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- 0.8 km · Oldham20261.7applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
- 1.2 km · ManchesterGood20232.2applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
- 1.3 km · OldhamGood20242.2applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
- 1.3 km · ManchesterRemains Good20233.1applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
- 1.4 km · ManchesterRemains Good20232.3applications 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 converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 151360 · 353/3403
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 480 pupils · 450 on roll
- Free school meals
- 17.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 January 2025
- Replaced
- St Mary's RC Primary School (URN 105727)
- Address
- Clive Road, Failsworth, Manchester, M35 0NW
- Local authority
- Oldham
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources