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St John Bosco RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Hall Moss Road, Blackley, Manchester M9 7AT · st-johnbosco.manchester.sch.uk · 0161 740 7094
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 58%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Manchester 58%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 207
- 86% of 240 places
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 34.8%
- First language not English
- 37.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 15 families put the school first and 17 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 | 17 | 15 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 15 | 14 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 58% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Manchester it was 58%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼58% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 105530)
Ofsted
St John Bosco RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 5 March 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 5 Mar 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105530)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Requires improvement |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Mar 2022
Other inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 105530), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Apr 2025Monitoring visitEffective action
Mar 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105530)
Before September 2019
May 2019Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105530)
Nov 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105530)
Mar 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105530)