Our Lady of the Rosary RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

Academy converter·Primary school Manchester, Trafford·M41 7DS
Composite score
83.9
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National rank
#63
In North West
#8
In Trafford
Top 4%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
86%
% achieving higher RWM
24%
Reading average scaled score
109.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
111.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
88%
34 first choices, 30 places
First choices per place
1.13
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
70
any preference, for 30 places
Last place offered lived
2.00 mi
straight line, 2026 intake · 3215 m
Applications from another council area
1%

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants. Published by the council in its 2026 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.

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

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
235
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
4.8%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
3.8%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Staffing & funding

Spend per pupil
£2,970
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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Location

About Our Lady of the Rosary RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

Our Lady of the Rosary RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Manchester, Trafford, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. Around 235 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 86% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 9.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 4% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 109 in reading and 111 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 24% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Competition for places is real here - 88% of first-choice applicants were offered a Reception place for September 2026 (34 first choices for 30 places). The council's own allocation figures show the last child offered a place for 2026 lived 2.00 miles away in a straight line — that distance is not a fixed catchment and moves each year. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 5% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. 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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