Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester

Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School in Manchester has been rated as outstanding overall in its first routine inspection since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The school has maintained its exceptional standards in educational quality, behavior and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision since its last inspection in 2012. The commitment of leaders and governors to removing social disadvantage as a barrier to success is evident, and pupils thrive in a warm, welcoming environment that fosters impressive achievement.

Strengths

• Staff create a warm and caring environment for pupils.
• Pupils demonstrate exceptional behavior and a strong sense of community.
• The school has cultivated a love of reading among its pupils.
• Leaders provide an ambitious curriculum interwoven with rich opportunities for learning.
• The school offers a wide range of extra-curricular activities that promote personal development.
• There is a strong focus on supporting pupils with SEND and those facing additional challenges.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester attended 95.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester had 20.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 7.3% of pupils at Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester received £7,584 and spent £7,728 for each of its 218 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £2,000 (-£11 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester is Outstanding, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester last inspected by Ofsted?

Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester have?

Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester has 218 pupils on roll.

What age range does Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester cover?

Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester?

Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester is at Denmark Road, Moss Side, Manchester, M15 6JS.