St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

School overview

St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is a primary school serving Manchester, Oldham, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 448 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 78% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. Results have held broadly steady on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 11% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 18% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 49 families who put it first were offered a place. The council's own allocation figures show the last child offered a place for 2026 lived 1.33 miles away in a straight line — that distance is not a fixed catchment and moves each year. St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 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.