St Mary's CofE Primary School

St Mary's CofE Primary School is a caring, inclusive church school where pupils feel happy, safe and well supported. Inspectors found that pupils, including disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, achieve well: outcomes at the end of Year 6 in reading, writing and mathematics are close to or above national averages, and attendance, behaviour and personal development are notable strengths. Safeguarding standards are met. The school's Christian ethos and strong links between home, school and the wider community shape a positive culture.

Strengths

• Pupils, including disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND, achieve well
• Attainment in reading, writing and mathematics is close to or above national averages
• Early years gives children a confident start, with phonics, early mathematics and wellbeing prioritised
• Attendance is close to national averages and leaders remove barriers effectively
• Pupils behave well, show positive attitudes and say bullying is not tolerated
• The curriculum is well planned and pupils build and remember knowledge over time
• Inclusion is strong, with leaders knowing pupils' needs and providing effective support
• Leadership and governance are ambitious and effective
• The personal development and wellbeing programme is broad and effective
• Safeguarding standards are met
• Staff feel valued and parents are proud of the school

Areas for Improvement

• Teachers do not always make highly effective choices about how best to teach a subject to different phases
• Teaching in some foundation subjects needs sharpening so pupils can deepen their learning
• Leaders should ensure consistently highly effective curriculum choices so pupils achieve even more highly, including in the early years

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 St Mary's CofE Primary School attended 94.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.2% 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, 0.9% of pupils at St Mary's CofE Primary School 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 St Mary's CofE Primary School had 20.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.1% 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, 19.1% of pupils at St Mary's CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.4% 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 St Mary's CofE Primary School received £7,089 and spent £7,285 for each of its 209 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £81,000 (£387 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 St Mary's CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Mary's CofE Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in June 2026.

When was St Mary's CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Mary's CofE Primary School was last inspected in June 2026.

How many pupils does St Mary's CofE Primary School have?

St Mary's CofE Primary School has 209 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Mary's CofE Primary School cover?

St Mary's CofE Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are St Mary's CofE Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Mary's CofE Primary School?

St Mary's CofE Primary School is at Buckingham Road, Cadishead, Manchester, Lancashire, M44 5HG.