St John Fisher RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, Denton

St John Fisher RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, Denton at a glance

Located in Manchester, Tameside, St John Fisher RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, Denton is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school educates roughly 242 pupils aged 3 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 45% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well below the national average of 61%. That is down 1.0 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 in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 101 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 3% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Competition for places is real here - 97% of first-choice applicants were offered a Reception place for September 2026 (30 first choices for 29 places). The council's own allocation figures show the last child offered a place for 2026 lived 0.91 miles away in a straight line — that distance is not a fixed catchment and moves each year. When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. 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.