St Monica's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, Manchester
St Monica's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Manchester, part of Emmaus Catholic Academy Trust. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Trafford (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
St Monica's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy in detail
St Monica's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "At St. Monica's, we believe that every child is special and that "the child is at the centre of everything we do". At the heart of our school is our Catholic faith and we strive to ensure that the children develop spiritually and morally as well as academically, physically, socially and creatively."
The school runs a breakfast club from 6:50am and after-school care, from £5.50 per day.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
St Monica's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2026, as St Monica's RC Primary School (URN 106356), 88% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 88% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at St Monica's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Across Trafford, 95% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 100% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Trafford lodged 61 appeals against primary school offers; 44 reached a hearing and 2 succeeded (4.5% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Monica's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy are Acre Hall Primary School (0.2 miles, Requires improvement, 45% reading, 52% maths); St Michael's CofE (Aided) Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 90% reading, 84% maths); Flixton Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 85% reading, 89% maths); and Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School (0.9 miles, 66% reading, 69% maths).
Acre Hall Primary SchoolSt Michael's CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolFlixton Primary SchoolFiddlers Lane Community Primary School
The trust
St Monica's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is one of 38 schools run by Emmaus Catholic Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Flixton Rail Station, about 600 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St John's (outside), 150 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Monica's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy are Wellacre Technology Academy (0.1 miles), Flixton Girls School (0.9 miles), Urmston Grammar Academy (1.3 miles) and Irlam and Cadishead Academy (1.8 miles).
Wellacre Technology AcademyFlixton Girls SchoolUrmston Grammar AcademyIrlam and Cadishead Academy
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
St Monica's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in February 2026. Before that, as St Monica's RC Primary School (URN 106356), it was rated Good in September 2014.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Results at St Monica's RC Primary School before it took its current form in 2026 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published for St Monica's RC Primary School (URN 106356), the school St Monica's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy replaced. There are no figures for St Monica's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 93% to 88% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 80% to 88% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 84% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with St Monica's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near St Monica's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy.
- After Acres180m away · Not yet graded
- Kumon Urmston Maths And English Study Centre200m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
St Monica's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Trafford's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to St Monica's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. St Monica's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is in Trafford; for families living there:
Apply to Trafford for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 7
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 7 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot.
1 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 Trafford is 11 (the median across 103 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
Will you get a place at St Monica's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy? Get the admissions report
Your home postcode, set against St Monica's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy's admissions figures, in one report saved to your account.
What the report includes for St Monica's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy:
- The straight-line distance from your home to St Monica's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy.
- Trafford publishes last distance offered figures, but none for St Monica's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy that we hold, so the report covers demand, alternatives and dates.
- How many families in Trafford got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
- The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
- Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.
£9.99 once
One school, inc. VAT. Or £19.99 for up to three schools.
Pro £9 a month, every report included, cancel any time
A report for any school, plus everything else in Pro.
Applications and offers at St Monica's RC Primary School before it took its current form in 2026
Published for St Monica's RC Primary School (URN 106356), the school St Monica's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy replaced. There are no figures for St Monica's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy yet, so these are shown separately.
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42 | 39 | 96 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2024 | 45 | 49 | 89 | 1.1 | 4 |
| 2023 | 39 | 34 | 90 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 41 | 41 | 93 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 45 | 46 | 116 | 1.0 | 5 |
| 2020 | 39 | 36 | 94 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2019 | 45 | 44 | 100 | 1.0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 31 | 30 | 70 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 38 | 35 | 70 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2016 | 31 | 29 | 80 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2015 | 45 | 48 | 97 | 1.1 | 6 |
| 2014 | 34 | 31 | 85 | 0.9 | 0 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Manchester
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Manchester
Across Trafford council
Places available
2,990
Applications
2,238
Got 1st preference
94.5%
Got preferred school
99.6%
All primary applications across Trafford council (2026/27), not just this school.
Absence at St Monica's RC Primary School before it took its current form in 20262024/25
Published for St Monica's RC Primary School (URN 106356), the school St Monica's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy replaced. There are no figures for St Monica's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy yet, so these are shown separately.
4.4%
Overall absence
11.9%
Persistent absence
261
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
St Monica's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Questions parents ask about St Monica's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Are there exam results for St Monica's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?
St Monica's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2026, as St Monica's RC Primary School (URN 106356), 88% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 88% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is St Monica's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy's Ofsted rating?
St Monica's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in February 2026. Before that, as St Monica's RC Primary School (URN 106356), it was rated Good in September 2014.
What is the catchment area for St Monica's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?
No fixed boundary. When St Monica's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is oversubscribed, Trafford allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to St Monica's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?
Apply through Trafford's coordinated admissions process, naming St Monica's RC 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 Monica's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of St Monica's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy: After Acres (180m away, registered, not yet graded) and Kumon Urmston Maths And English Study Centre (200m 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 Monica's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 7 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot. 1 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 Trafford is 11 (the median across 103 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Monica's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?
St Monica's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is at Woodsend Road South, Flixton, Manchester, M41 6QB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)