St Mary's RC Primary School Manchester, Manchester

Ofsted's report card from its 9 June 2026 inspection grades St Mary's RC Primary School Manchester on 7 areas: 2 strong standard and 5 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Early years - Strong standard. "Leaders have set out a highly effective early years curriculum."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders place inclusion at the heart of the school's work."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils make secure progress from their starting points, including those who are disadvantaged and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders encourage pupils to attend school as often as they can."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "The curriculum is broad and ambitious."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have managed significant change effectively."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders have prioritised pupils' personal development and wellbeing."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue to embed the recent changes to the curriculum so that teaching is consistently effective across the school and pupils build secure knowledge"; "Leaders and those responsible for governance should develop their systems for checking the school's work so that they can judge the impact of their actions more precisely".

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, rugby, hockey, tennis, athletics, gymnastics, basketball, swimming and cross-country.

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

In 2025, 58% of Year 6 pupils at St Mary's RC Primary School Manchester reached the expected standard in reading and 50% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 74% in Manchester and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 72% in reading and 83% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 78 families put St Mary's RC Primary School Manchester as their first choice and 175 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 19 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Mary's RC Primary School Manchester are St Mary's RC Primary School, Manchester, A Voluntary Academy (under 0.1 miles); Alma Park Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 76% reading, 83% maths); Acacias Community Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 78% reading, 83% maths); and Chapel Street Community Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 64% reading, 63% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than St Mary's RC Primary School Manchester.

16.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 75 pupils (18.9%) received SEN support and 28 (7.1%) 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.

St Mary's RC Primary School Manchester had 25 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Levenshulme Rail Station, about 550 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Milwain Road (opposite), 70 metres away.

St Mary's RC Primary School Manchester recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.