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Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

Academy converter · Manchester · M9 8BG

Ages 3–11 · 428 pupils · Manchester

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

70%

Overall absence

4.3%

Admissions demand

0.96 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2024-11-05

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)70%
Higher standard (RWM)10%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
107.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
109.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.1%
Unauthorised1.0%
Authorised absence
3.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
368

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.96 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

46

Places offered

49

1st-preference offers

46

Total preferences (any rank)
119
Preferred offers (top 3)
49
Applications from outside LA
3
Offers to outside-LA applicants
3

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill93%

428 pupils · 459 places

Pupils on roll
428
Boys / girls
209 / 219
School capacity
459
Capacity fill
428 / 459 (93%)
Free school meals
35.5%
FSM pupils
152
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Roman Catholic
Diocese
Diocese of Salford
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: EMMAUS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
EMMAUS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
Sponsor
Emmaus Catholic Academy Trust
Headteacher
Mrs Kirsty Seaborn

Location

Address
Wilson Road, Blackley
Postcode
M9 8BG
Town
Manchester
Local authority
Manchester
District
Manchester
Constituency
Blackley and Middleton South
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 3–11, in Manchester, Manchester, 428 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 35.5%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Diocese of Salford.

Open schools in Manchester
415
Primary schools in Manchester
285
Academies among open schools in Manchester
40% (168)
Open schools in M9
19
Primary in M9
12
Open schools in Manchester LA
220
Primary in Manchester LA
137

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • Absence6.9%
    • FSM56.7%
    • Demand1.00

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    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM44.4%
    • Demand1.07

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    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM53.8%
    • Demand1.00

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Kirsty Seaborn
Telephone
01617404696
Website
www.mountcarmel.manchester.sch.uk/

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