St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

Academy converter·Primary school Manchester·M40 0JE
Composite score
72.2
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#1,477
National rank
#176
In North West
#3
In Manchester
Top 10%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
86%
% achieving higher RWM
14%
Reading average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
109.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
43 first choices, 45 places
First choices per place
0.96
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
82
any preference, for 45 places
Applications from another council area
8%

Every child who put St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 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
349
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
31.5%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
9.5%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Staffing & funding

Spend per pupil
£2,436
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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Location

St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy at a glance

Located in Manchester, St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school educates roughly 349 pupils aged 3 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. 86% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well 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 10% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 109 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 14% 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 St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy their first choice was offered one of its 45 Reception places. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. 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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