St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, Manchester
St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Manchester, part of Emmaus Catholic Academy Trust. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It was 93% full in 2025.
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 75 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Manchester (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy in detail
Results
St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, as St Dunstan's RC Primary School (URN 105526), 66% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 61% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
For September 2026 entry, 24 families put St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy as their first choice and 65 named it as one of their preferences, for 24 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy are Lily Lane Primary School (0.2 miles, 60% reading, 51% maths); Moston Lane Community Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 69% reading, 75% maths); Moston Fields Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 70% reading, 70% maths); and Co-op Academy Broadhurst (0.6 miles, Good, 79% reading, 86% maths).
Lily Lane Primary SchoolMoston Lane Community Primary SchoolMoston Fields Primary SchoolCo-op Academy Broadhurst
The trust
St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is one of 38 schools run by Emmaus Catholic Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Who goes there
45.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 26.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are Black (62%), White British (13%) and Mixed (8%).
In 2026, 19 pupils (6.6%) received SEN support and 15 (5.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Staffing
St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy had 19 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Newton Heath and Moston (Manchester Metrolink), about 900 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Lightbowne Church (opposite), 30 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy are St Matthew's RC High School (0.9 miles) and Co-op Academy North Manchester (1.1 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in April 2025. Before that, as St Dunstan's RC Primary School (URN 105526), it was rated Good in March 2016.
At a Glance
45.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
26.5
Avg class size
23.3
Infant (KS1)
28.8
KS2
10
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
Results at St Dunstan's RC Primary School before it took its current form in 2025 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published for St Dunstan's RC Primary School (URN 105526), the school St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy replaced. There are no figures for St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 58% to 66% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 46% to 61% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 58% to 68% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy.
- School of Play @ Lily Lane Primary School300m away · Not yet graded
Nurseries
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, with their latest published grades:
- Clever Bees Nursery - Day nursery, 0.2 milesOfsted report card, 19 June 2026: Expected standard in 2 areas, Needs attention in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met
- Precious Kids Day Nursery - Day nursery, 0.3 milesOfsted, 29 May 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Georgie Porgie's Nursery Moston - Pre-school, 0.6 milesOfsted report card, 24 September 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
- Wmb Born2win Day Nursery - Day nursery, 0.7 milesOfsted, 24 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Jasiel Study Club - Pre-school, 0.7 miles
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 17
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 6
- Children hurt
- 6
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 17 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 11 slight.
6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Manchester is 22 (the median across 222 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Will you get a place at St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?
For 2026 entry it had 24 first choices for 24 places. The report sets your home postcode against these figures.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
93%
Near capacity
294 pupils
315 places
21 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Across Manchester council
Places available
7,530
Applications
5,736
Got 1st preference
95.0%
Got preferred school
99.1%
All primary applications across Manchester council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Future places in the local planning area
DfE estimates the Primary - North planning area (Manchester) will have 2,418 spare primary places in 2027/28.
Source: Department for Education, School capacity: Academic year 2024/25 (published 19 March 2026), estimates of future school place demand by planning area. Council pupil forecasts against reported places, counting places councils and DfE plan to add or remove; rounded to whole places. Explore Education Statistics
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
19
SEN Support
15
EHC Plans
11.8%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
288
Total Pupils
150
Boys
138
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
19
Teachers
15.2:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£47,964
Mean salary
2026 data
Absence at St Dunstan's RC Primary School before it took its current form in 20252024/25
Published for St Dunstan's RC Primary School (URN 105526), the school St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy replaced. There are no figures for St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy yet, so these are shown separately.
4.0%
Overall absence
9.4%
Persistent absence
287
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Questions parents ask about St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Are there exam results for St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?
St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, as St Dunstan's RC Primary School (URN 105526), 66% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 61% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy's Ofsted rating?
St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in April 2025. Before that, as St Dunstan's RC Primary School (URN 105526), it was rated Good in March 2016.
Is it hard to get a place at St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?
St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 93% of its 315 places.
How big are the classes at St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?
Classes at St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy average 26.5 pupils (2025/26). 2 classes have more than 30 pupils.
How many pupils go to St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?
St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy has around 288 pupils on roll. 45% are eligible for free school meals.
Does St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy: School of Play @ Lily Lane Primary School (300m away, registered, not yet graded).
How many road collisions happen near St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 17 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 11 slight. 6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Manchester is 22 (the median across 222 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?
St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is at Bacup Street, Moston, Manchester, M40 9HF.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)