St Chad's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

St Chad's Roman Catholic Primary School is a highly inclusive voluntary academy within the Emmaus Catholic Academy Trust. The school is judged to be strong overall, with early years and inclusion identified as particular strengths. Children in the early years, including many who join below typical levels or at early stages of learning English, make rapid progress and are well prepared for Year 1. Disadvantaged pupils and pupils with SEND receive highly effective support and achieve well, with disadvantaged pupils matching or exceeding non-disadvantaged peers nationally in reading, writing and mathematics by the end of Year 6. Most other areas, including achievement, attendance and behaviour, curriculum and teaching, personal development, and leadership and governance, are at expected standard. Pupils are well behaved, feel safe, and benefit from a broad personal development programme and a calm, positive school environment. Safeguarding standards are met. Leaders have a clear understanding of the school's strengths and priorities, and governance and trust support are effective. The main areas for development are in a small number of subjects beyond reading, writing and mathematics, where pupils' knowledge is less secure and teaching activities do not always help them secure key knowledge or produce high-quality work. Leaders should also ensure high attendance is maintained over time. Overall, the school provides a strong and caring education for its pupils.

Strengths

• Early years provides a strong start, with rapid progress for children joining below typical levels.
• Highly effective inclusion and support for pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils.
• Excellent support for pupils learning English as an additional language.
• Disadvantaged pupils achieve as well as or better than non-disadvantaged pupils nationally in reading, writing and mathematics.
• Pupils with SEND make commendable progress and develop independence.
• Calm, safe environment with positive pupil attitudes and behaviour.
• Bullying is rare and addressed quickly when it occurs.
• Broad personal development programme, including British values, community activities, and trips.
• Effective leadership and governance, with strong trust and local governing body support.
• High attendance, especially for disadvantaged pupils, and effective actions to reduce persistent absence.
• Teachers receive good training and support, including for early career teachers.
• Strong partnerships with parents and the community.

Areas for Improvement

• In a small number of subjects beyond reading, writing and mathematics, pupils' knowledge is less secure.
• Addressing gaps in pupils' understanding is more variable in some subjects.
• Some activity choices in specific subjects are limited in helping pupils secure key knowledge.
• Leaders should ensure curriculum activities consistently address gaps, secure detailed knowledge, and produce high-quality work.
• Leaders should ensure high levels of attendance are maintained over a sustained period for individuals and groups.

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 Chad's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy attended 95.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.2% 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, 0.5% of pupils at St Chad's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 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 Chad's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy had 19.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.9% 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, 12.4% of pupils at St Chad's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.1% 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 2024–25 St Chad's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy received £7,944 and spent £7,349 for each of its 216 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £395,000 (£1,829 per pupil).

Across all 27 schools of Emmaus Catholic Academy Trust, income was £5,800 and spending £5,816 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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St Chad's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is part of Emmaus Catholic Academy Trust, which runs 38 schools. The nearest others:

• St Malachy's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Manchester
• St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Manchester
• St Edmund's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Manchester
• Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Manchester
• St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Manchester
• St John Bosco RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Manchester
• St Matthew's RC High School Manchester
• St Francis RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Manchester
• St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Manchester
• St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Manchester

What is St Chad's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Chad's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is Expected standard, from an inspection in September 2026.

When was St Chad's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

St Chad's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy was last inspected in September 2026.

How many pupils does St Chad's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy have?

St Chad's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy has 194 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Chad's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy cover?

St Chad's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are St Chad's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Chad's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?

St Chad's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is at Balmfield Street, Cheetham, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M8 0SP.