Our Lady of Grace RC Primary School

Voluntary aided school·Primary school Manchester, Bury·M25 3AS
Composite score
64.8
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#2,690
National rank
#332
In North West
#9
In Bury
Top 18%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
71%
% achieving higher RWM
16%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
31 first choices, 35 places
First choices per place
0.89
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
76
any preference, for 35 places
Applications from another council area
4%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.11
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1 per place
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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Our Lady of Grace RC Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
284
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
8.0%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
6.7%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
11.6%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
1.8%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.8%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
9.7%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
21.3
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,442
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

Our Lady of Grace RC Primary School at a glance

Located in Manchester, Bury, Our Lady of Grace RC Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school educates roughly 284 pupils aged 3 to 11. 71% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 2.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 18% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 16% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Our Lady of Grace RC Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 35 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 4.8%. There are about 21.3 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 8% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Our Lady of Grace RC Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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