St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy, Manchester
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Manchester, part of St Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Academy Trust. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 215th-highest of the 258 schools in Manchester with published results, and 12,028th of 14,452 across England. It was 80% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Bury (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy in detail
Results
In 2025, 61% of Year 6 pupils at St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 68% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 77% in Bury and 77% and 75% across England.
Getting a place at St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
For September 2026 entry, 31 families put St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy as their first choice and 59 named it as one of their preferences, for 32 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy are Gorsefield Primary School (0.1 miles, Good, 95% reading, 95% maths); Wesley Methodist Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 73% reading, 71% maths); Cams Lane Primary School (0.5 miles, 79% reading, 75% maths); and Radcliffe Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 80% reading, 73% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy.
Gorsefield Primary SchoolWesley Methodist Primary SchoolCams Lane Primary SchoolRadcliffe Primary School
The trust
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is one of 27 schools run by St Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
All 27 schools in St Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Academy Trust
Who goes there
12% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (68%), Black (12%) and Mixed (9%).
In 2026, 41 pupils (12.6%) received SEN support and 22 (6.7%) 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.
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Radcliffe (Manchester Metrolink), about 850 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Belgrave Street (near), 190 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy issued 26 suspensions, 7.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); 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; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in June 2024. Before that, as St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Radcliffe (URN 105353), it was rated Good in July 2017.
At a Glance
23.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
2024/25 academic year
Class Sizes
27.2
Avg class size
28.0
Infant (KS1)
27.9
KS2
12
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy.
- Bubbles St. Andrews880m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Bury's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Tube / Metro / Tram
Bus Stops
Free school transport
You apply to the council where you live. St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is in Bury; for families living there:
Apply to Bury for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 16
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 6
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 16 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 2 fatal, 6 serious and 8 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
8 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 Bury is 10 (the median across 92 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
80%
Available places
336 pupils
420 places
84 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Manchester
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Manchester
Across Bury council
Places available
2,275
Applications
1,901
Got 1st preference
91.4%
Got preferred school
98.1%
All primary applications across Bury council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
41
SEN Support
22
EHC Plans
19.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
326
Total Pupils
172
Boys
154
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
16
Teachers
20.4:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£52,914
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,251
Per pupil
£1967k
Total funding
£118k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.2%
Overall absence
13.4%
Persistent absence
306
Enrolments
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Questions parents ask about St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
What are SATs results like at St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy?
Of the pupils at St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 61% reached the expected standard in reading and 68% did so in maths.
What is St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy's Ofsted rating?
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in June 2024. Before that, as St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Radcliffe (URN 105353), it was rated Good in July 2017.
What is the catchment area for St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy?
No fixed boundary. When St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is oversubscribed, Bury allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy?
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 80% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy?
Classes at St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy average 27.2 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy?
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy has around 326 pupils on roll. 24% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy?
5.2% of sessions were missed at St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy in 2024/25. 13.4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy?
Apply through Bury's coordinated admissions process, naming St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does St Mary's Roman Catholic 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 Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy: Bubbles St. Andrews (880m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 16 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 2 fatal, 6 serious and 8 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 8 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 Bury is 10 (the median across 92 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy?
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is at Belgrave Street, Radcliffe, Manchester, Lancashire, M26 4DG.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)