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St Mary's CofE Junior and Infant School

Manchester, M16 7AQ · Manchester · primary school

Ofsted: Outstanding · 2024 Inspected 2 years ago Mixed Primary Church of England
5.8/10 Broadly average

33rd of 123 primary schools in Manchester we can score, 137 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.

Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 5.7/10 against 465 of them, against 3.7/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.

How this is worked out
MeasurePercentileWeightAdds
Expected standard (RWM) 2024/25 58.0 · 35 40% 1.39
Ofsted 96 35% 3.37
Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 5.0 · 40 25% 1.00

Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.

Get to know the school

How it's doing. In 2024/25, 58.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, compared to the national median of 64%. Only 5.0% reached the higher standard. Ofsted rated the school Outstanding in June 2024. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (5.7 out of 10 against similar schools, 3.7 out of 10 against all schools).

Beyond the classroom. Pupils can join Art and Craft, Dance, Choir, Book, Cooking, Film, Skateboarding, and Writing clubs, or play tennis, dodge ball, football, or karate. An after-school club is available, but there is no breakfast club.

Getting in. The school has 470 pupils in a capacity of 472 places, leaving just 2 spare spots. This means the school is close to full, so places are likely to be competitive.

Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils who do not reach the expected standard in maths? What specific activities take place during the after-school club? How does the school manage the high demand for the remaining 2 places?

Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.

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