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St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
Ribble Drive, Whitefield, Manchester M45 8NJ · stmichaels.stoccat.org.uk · 0161 766 6628
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jan 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 58%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bury 64%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Bury Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 202
- 86% of 236 places
- Local authority
- Bury
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 26.1%
- First language not English
- 21.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Bury Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 22 families put the school first and 23 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 19 | 18 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 24 | 25 | 1▲ | 96% |
Results
In 2024/25, 58% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 4% the higher standard. Across Bury it was 64%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼58% | 62% | ||
| ▼4% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 105348)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy on 20 January 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Early years: Needs attention
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 20 Jan 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Early years | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Jun 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 105348), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Jun 2022Inadequate
Quality of education Inadequate Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Inadequate Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105348)
Mar 2020Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105348)
Before September 2019
Sept 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105348)
Oct 2007Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105348)
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (33 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Positive
- 91%
- Replies
- 33
- 16% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on 2 parents (6%) whose child was bullied
based on 7 parents (21%) with SEND