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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 11 March 2020Ungraded inspection: School remains Good · as St Dunstan's RC Primary School, URN 105526
- 22 March 2016Graded inspection: Good · as St Dunstan's RC Primary School, URN 105526
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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 entry65 applications · 24 places offered · 24 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 2.7; Manchester median median 2.4
- 2025 3.6; Manchester median median 2.4; as the previous school
- 2024 2.6; Manchester median median 2.4; as the previous school
- 2023 2.9; Manchester median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2022 2.3; Manchester median median 2.6; as the previous school
- 2021 2.3; Manchester median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2020 1.8; Manchester median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2019 2.1; Manchester median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2018 2.2; Manchester median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2017 1.8; Manchester median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2016 1.9; Manchester median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2015 2.0; Manchester median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2014 2.0; Manchester median median 1.9; as the previous school
- This school
- Manchester median
Dashed bars: as St Dunstan's RC Primary School (URN 105526), 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 | 24 | 65 | 2.7 | 24 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 * | 19 | 69 | 3.6 | 19 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 * | 29 | 74 | 2.6 | 28 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2023 * | 30 | 86 | 2.9 | 30 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 * | 40 | 90 | 2.3 | 38 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2021 * | 23 | 53 | 2.3 | 20 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2020 * | 36 | 64 | 1.8 | 36 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 * | 44 | 92 | 2.1 | 48 | 1.09 |
| Sep 2018 * | 37 | 80 | 2.2 | 35 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2017 * | 45 | 80 | 1.8 | 44 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2016 * | 44 | 83 | 1.9 | 41 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2015 * | 35 | 69 | 2.0 | 31 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2014 * | 40 | 80 | 2.0 | 39 | 0.98 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20202.7applications per place
- 0.3 km · ManchesterRequires significant improvement 20262.0applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
- 0.7 km · ManchesterGood20222.6applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
- 0.7 km · ManchesterGraded · no overall grade20242.3applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
- 0.9 km · ManchesterRemains Good20232.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
- 1.2 km · ManchesterGraded · no overall grade20252.8applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
- 1.2 km · ManchesterRequires improvement20242.1applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
- 1.3 km · ManchesterGood20242.9applications per place
- 1.5 km · ManchesterRemains Good20242.0applications per place 61%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
- 151454 · 352/3439
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 341 pupils · 288 on roll
- Free school meals
- 45.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 April 2025
- Replaced
- St Dunstan's RC Primary School (URN 105526)
- Address
- Bacup Street, Moston, Manchester, M40 9HF
- Local authority
- Manchester
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources