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St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Belgrave Street, Radcliffe, Manchester M26 4DG · stmarysradcliffe.stoccat.org.uk · 0161 723 4210
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Dec 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 46%
- 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
- 326
- 69% of 472 places
- Local authority
- Bury
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 24.4%
- First language not English
- 12%
- 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, 31 families put the school first and 32 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 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 35 | 33 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 37 | 34 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 33 | 33 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 46% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% 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 | |||
| ▼46% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼101 | 106 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 105353)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 8 December 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 7 Dec 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105353)
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2017
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 105353), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jul 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105353)
May 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105353)