St John Bosco RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
St John Bosco 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 207 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for St John Bosco RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in March 2024 of its predecessor, St John Bosco RC Primary School.
Ofsted inspection: December 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 3-11 |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Address | Hall Moss Road Blackley Manchester M9 7AT |
| Reference Number | 152014 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 207 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 54.59%
Girls: 45.41% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 34.8% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 37.7% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 28 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 21 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | 8 | 21 |
| 2 | 20 | 10 | 30 |
| 3 | 23 | 7 | 30 |
| 4 | 15 | 17 | 32 |
| 5 | 13 | 17 | 30 |
| 6 | 16 | 13 | 29 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 37.7% |
| African | 32.4% |
| White, Other | 7.2% |
| White & Black (African) | 4.8% |
| Indian | 2.9% |
| Asian, Other | 1.9% |
| Mixed, Other | 1.4% |
| Pakistani | 1.4% |
| Unclassified | 1% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 0.5% |
| Chinese | 0.5% |
| White & Asian | 0.5% |
| Caribbean | 0.5% |
This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, St John Bosco RC Primary School, inspected in March 2024.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Requires Improvement |
| Last Report Date | This school has not had an inspection yet. |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 05 Dec 2025 | Academy conversion letter |
Reception admissions, 2026 entry
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| Number of Applications | Number of Offers | |
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| Second Preference | 19 | 2 |
| Third Preference | 11 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 1 | 1 |
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).
In 2025–26, 20.8% of pupils at St John Bosco RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.8% 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 | 20 | 5 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 9 | 2 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 7 | 0 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 1 | 4 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 3 | 1 |
| Hearing impairment | 0 | 1 |
| No specialist assessment of need | 1 | 0 |
| Other difficulty or disability | 0 | 1 |
| Physical 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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St John Bosco RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is part of Emmaus Catholic Academy Trust, which runs 38 schools. The nearest others:
- Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Manchester
- St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Manchester
- St Matthew's RC High School Manchester
- St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Manchester
- St Edmund's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Manchester
- Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy Oldham
- St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Manchester
- St Malachy's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Manchester
- Corpus Christi RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Oldham
- St Herbert's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Oldham
What is St John Bosco RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for St John Bosco RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in March 2024 of its predecessor, St John Bosco RC Primary School.
When was St John Bosco RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?
St John Bosco RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy was last inspected in December 2025.
How many pupils does St John Bosco RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy have?
St John Bosco RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy has 207 pupils on roll.
What age range does St John Bosco RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy cover?
St John Bosco RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.
Where is St John Bosco RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?
St John Bosco RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is at Hall Moss Road, Blackley, Manchester, M9 7AT.