St Malachy's RC Primary School, Manchester
Data last updated 30 Jun 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 months agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
St Malachy's is an improving school with excellent support for all learners. Teachers know their pupils extremely well and provide carefully planned learning matched to each child's needs, with particularly strong results for pupils learning English as an additional language. The school excels at supporting pupils with special educational needs, and teaching assistants play an important role in helping all children make good progress.
Key Strengths
- Achievement has improved rapidly with pupils reaching expected standards in reading, writing and mathematics by end of Key Stage 2
- Teaching is consistently good with effective marking that shows pupils how to improve their work
- Teaching assistants make a significant contribution and pupils with special educational needs are extremely well catered for
- Pupils from minority ethnic groups and those speaking English as an additional language achieve particularly well
- Pupils' behaviour is good and they have a strong understanding of how to keep themselves and others safe
Areas for Improvement
- Pupils in Key Stage 1 and 2 are not always moved quickly enough to the next task when ready to learn more
- Instructions sometimes lack clarity and pupils are unclear about the aim of the lesson
- In English lessons, work is not always set at the right level for the most-able pupils, slowing their progress
- The presentation and organisation of pupils' work is still not good enough
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective - pupils have a good understanding of how to keep themselves and others safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Early Bird intervention groups
St Malachy's RC Primary School is a good school that has improved rapidly since the previous inspection. Achievement is good with pupils reaching expected standards by the end of Key Stage 2, and progress is now good across all subjects.
At a Glance
55.8%
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 improved from 77% to 97%. Maths has improved from 80% to 93%. Writing has improved from 80% to 86%.
Class Sizes
27.1
Avg class size
25.7
Infant (KS1)
29.0
KS2
8
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
90%
Near capacity
218 pupils
242 capacity
24 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Manchester
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Manchester
Admissions Demand - Manchester
Places available
7,395
Applications
5,691
Got 1st preference
97.3%
Got preferred school
99.5%
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.03626%
Overall absence
12.13873%
Persistent absence
173
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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