St Charles' RC Primary School, Manchester
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
St Charles' is taking focused action to improve teaching quality, with new experienced teachers creating 'core subject teams'. Pupils now have clear targets and understand what they need to do to improve. The school is making good use of external support and has strengthened its leadership team to drive rapid improvement.
Key Strengths
- New experienced teachers appointed to strengthen teaching quality
- Clear systems for helping pupils understand their learning targets through 'passports for literacy' and 'count me in' mathematics targets
- Improved marking policy that helps children understand how well they are doing
- Strong external support being accessed, including coaching from local good schools and the Improving Teacher Programme
Areas for Improvement
- Action plan needs sharper focus on how improvements will be measured against pupil outcomes
- Governing body needs to better match their skills to monitoring specific school areas
- Need to closely track the impact of improvements in marking and individual targets on pupil progress over time
St Charles' RC Primary School was judged to require improvement in March 2013 and is working to address identified areas through a targeted action plan. The school has made positive changes including appointing experienced teachers and strengthening governance.
At a Glance
20.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 81% to 75%. Maths has remained stable at around 82%. Writing has improved from 75% to 82%.
Class Sizes
28.2
Avg class size
29.0
Infant (KS1)
28.3
KS2
6
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
89%
Available places
223 pupils
250 capacity
27 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Manchester
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Admissions Demand - Salford
Places available
3,290
Applications
2,825
Got 1st preference
89.3%
Got preferred school
96.5%
Primary admissions across Salford (2025/26)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
6.28601%
Overall absence
17.58242%
Persistent absence
182
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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