St John Bosco RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

School overview

St John Bosco RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is a primary school serving Manchester, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 214 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated St John Bosco RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 'Requires improvement'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 58% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That is down 3.0 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 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). St John Bosco RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 15 families who put it first were offered a place. If you are considering St John Bosco RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. 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.