St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is an academy converter in Manchester for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 334 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is Good, from an inspection in April 2024 of its predecessor, St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School Manchester.
Ofsted inspection: April 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 3-11 |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Address | St Margaret's Road New Moston Manchester M40 0JE |
| Reference Number | 151359 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 334 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 50.3%
Girls: 49.7% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 29% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 9% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 27.8 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | 18 | 42 |
| 2 | 25 | 17 | 42 |
| 3 | 23 | 21 | 44 |
| 4 | 16 | 24 | 40 |
| 5 | 14 | 30 | 44 |
| 6 | 27 | 16 | 43 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 63.5% |
| African | 18.3% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 3.3% |
| Mixed, Other | 3% |
| White & Black (African) | 1.8% |
| Caribbean | 1.8% |
| White & Asian | 1.5% |
| White, Other | 1.2% |
| Unclassified | 1.2% |
| Chinese | 0.9% |
| Irish | 0.9% |
| Pakistani | 0.9% |
| Asian, Other | 0.9% |
This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School Manchester, inspected in April 2024.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Last Report Date | This school has not had an inspection yet. |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 04 Apr 2025 | Academy conversion letter |
Reception admissions, 2026 entry
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| Number of Applications | Number of Offers | |
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| Second Preference | 16 | 2 |
| Third Preference | 13 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 7 | 5 |
Places and pupil numbers
In 2024–25 St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy had 305 pupils for 315 places. 10 places (3.2%) were unfilled.
Reception intake in the “Primary - North” planning area
Manchester counted 2,342 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 2,277 in 2029–30, down 3%.
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 2025–26 St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy had 21.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7).
Pupils per teacher
| 2026 | |
|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 11.9 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | – |
| Sick days per teacher | – |
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, 16.2% of pupils at St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Speech, language and communication needs | 15 | 3 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 16 | 0 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 11 | 0 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 4 | 4 |
| Physical disability | 5 | 0 |
| Hearing impairment | 1 | 0 |
| Other difficulty or disability | 1 | 0 |
| Vision impairment | 1 | 0 |
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.
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All schools in Manchester · Manchester local authority: places and applications
St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is part of Emmaus Catholic Academy Trust, which runs 38 schools. The nearest others:
- St Matthew's RC High School Manchester
- St John Bosco RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Manchester
- Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy Oldham
- Corpus Christi RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Oldham
- St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Manchester
- St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Manchester
- St Herbert's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Oldham
- Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Manchester
- Holy Family RC Primary School Oldham
- St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Oldham
What is St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is Good, from an inspection in April 2024 of its predecessor, St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School Manchester.
When was St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?
St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy was last inspected in April 2025.
How many pupils does St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy have?
St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy has 334 pupils on roll.
What age range does St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy cover?
St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.
Where is St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?
St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is at St Margaret's Road, New Moston, Manchester, M40 0JE.