St Mary's CofE Primary School, Manchester

Ofsted's report card from its 21 April 2026 inspection grades St Mary's CofE Primary School on 7 areas: 7 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils, including those who are disadvantaged, achieve well."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders make pupils' experiences at school highly positive."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Since the last inspection, leaders have developed St Mary's curriculum offer."

Early years - Expected standard. "Children in the early years make a positive start at St Mary's."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders have high expectations for pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders are ambitious for the school's continued development."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders have established an effective personal development programme."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that teachers consistently make highly effective choices across the curriculum about what to teach and how to teach it, so that pupils achieve even more highly, including in the early years".

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils at St Mary's CofE Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 79% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 73% in Salford and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 90% in reading and 86% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 19 families put St Mary's CofE Primary School as their first choice and 26 named it as one of their preferences, for 19 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Mary's CofE Primary School are Cadishead Primary Academy (0.4 miles); Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy (0.7 miles); Forest Gate Academy (0.8 miles, Good, 77% reading, 73% maths); and St Teresa's RC Primary School a Voluntary Academy (0.9 miles).

6.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (75%) and Mixed (5%).

In 2026, 40 pupils (19.1%) received SEN support and 5 (2.4%) 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.

The nearest railway station is Glazebrook Rail Station, about 920 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Sussex Road (near), 170 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Mary's CofE Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, St Mary's CofE Primary School issued 4 suspensions, 1.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St Mary's CofE Primary School are Irlam and Cadishead Academy (0.8 miles) and Broadoak School (1.2 miles).