Report card · inspected Jun 2026
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
Safeguarding standards met
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Exceptional | Strong standard | Expected standard | Needs attention | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Strong standard | ||||
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard | ||||
| Achievement | Expected standard | ||||
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard | ||||
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard | ||||
| Early years | Strong standard | ||||
| 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
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Inspection history
- 9 June 2026Report card · 2 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard · as St Mary's RC Primary School Manchester, URN 105534
- 4 May 2022Graded inspection: Outstanding · as St Mary's RC Primary School Manchester, URN 105534
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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 entryFaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 2.9; Manchester median median 2.4; as the previous school
- 2025 2.7; Manchester median median 2.4; as the previous school
- 2024 2.1; Manchester median median 2.4; as the previous school
- 2023 2.6; Manchester median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2022 3.0; Manchester median median 2.6; as the previous school
- 2021 2.5; Manchester median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2020 2.1; Manchester median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2019 2.0; Manchester median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2018 1.9; Manchester median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2017 2.1; Manchester median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2016 2.0; Manchester median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2015 1.9; Manchester median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2014 2.1; Manchester median median 1.9; as the previous school
- This school
- Manchester median
Dashed bars: as St Mary's RC Primary School Manchester (URN 105534), the previous school.
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 | 175 | 2.9 | 78 | 1.30 |
| Sep 2025 * | 60 | 161 | 2.7 | 75 | 1.25 |
| Sep 2024 * | 58 | 124 | 2.1 | 58 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 * | 48 | 125 | 2.6 | 46 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2022 * | 38 | 113 | 3.0 | 36 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2021 * | 31 | 77 | 2.5 | 30 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2020 * | 55 | 117 | 2.1 | 64 | 1.16 |
| Sep 2019 * | 46 | 93 | 2.0 | 42 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2018 * | 56 | 106 | 1.9 | 56 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 * | 46 | 97 | 2.1 | 42 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2016 * | 52 | 105 | 2.0 | 49 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2015 * | 54 | 105 | 1.9 | 51 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2014 * | 48 | 101 | 2.1 | 42 | 0.88 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- St Mary's RC Primary School, Manchester, A Voluntary AcademyThis schoolThis school2026
- 0.2 km · ManchesterRemains Good20233.4applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
- 0.6 km · ManchesterRemains Good20232.8applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
- 0.6 km · ManchesterStandards maintained20241.7applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
- 0.6 km · ManchesterRemains Good20231.9applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
- 0.6 km · ManchesterRemains Outstanding20246.5applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · ManchesterGraded · no overall grade20242.0applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
- 1.3 km · ManchesterRemains Good20224.3applications per place 21%met the SATs standard
- 1.3 km · ManchesterRemains Good20232.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 152599 · 352/3457
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 446 pupils
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 July 2026
- Replaced
- St Mary's RC Primary School Manchester (URN 105534)
- Address
- Clare Road, Levenshulme, Manchester, M19 2QW
- Local authority
- Manchester
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources