St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy, Manchester

Ofsted's report card from its 20 January 2026 inspection grades St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy on 7 areas: 1 strong standard, 5 expected standard and 1 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "The school provides a very well-considered personal development programme."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Leaders ensure that pupils have a solid foundation in reading, writing and number."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders consistently implement a clear attendance policy."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have a clear understanding of the quality of the curriculum."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders identify pupils' needs quickly and accurately."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Since the previous inspection, the school has experienced significant staffing changes, including in leadership."

Early years - Needs attention. "The early years curriculum is well established."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "• Leaders should ensure that the work that teachers set enables pupils to deepen and apply their learning in all subjects. • Leaders should ensure that the activities chosen to support the delivery of the curriculum in the early years continuous provision are well matched to children's learning and development needs. • Leaders should further develop staff's expertise so that interactions across the early years provision are of a consistently high quality".

In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils at St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 79% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 77% in Bury and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (82% in reading, 68% in maths).

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

For September 2026 entry, 22 families put St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy as their first choice and 48 named it as one of their preferences, for 23 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy are Ribble Drive Community Primary School (0.1 miles, 78% reading, 72% maths); Whitefield Community Primary School (0.4 miles, 71% reading, 71% maths); Unsworth Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 89% reading, 86% maths); and All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand (0.5 miles, Good, 72% reading, 79% maths).

St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

St Michael'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.

33 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (as of April 2026): 94% would recommend the school, 94% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that their child is happy at the school (94%).

St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy had 11 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Besses o'th'barn (Manchester Metrolink), about 970 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Lune Drive (opposite), 100 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Michael's Roman Catholic 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.

In 2024/25, St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy issued 3 suspensions, 1.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy are Parrenthorn High School (0.8 miles), Philips High School (0.9 miles), Unsworth Academy (0.9 miles) and The Heys School (1.1 miles).