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St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School Manchester

Voluntary aided school · Manchester · M40 0JE

Ages 3–11 · 349 pupils · Manchester

KS2 expected (RWM)

84%

Overall absence

4.2%

Admissions demand

1.02 · Balanced demand

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)84%
Higher standard (RWM)14%
Avg scaled score — reading
108.0
Avg scaled score — maths
108.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
112.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)8.9%
Unauthorised1.1%
Authorised absence
3.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.7%
Enrolments in measure
269

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

1.02 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

45

Places offered

44

1st-preference offers

42

Total preferences (any rank)
95
Preferred offers (top 3)
44
Applications from outside LA
13
Offers to outside-LA applicants
10

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 (16 Jan 2025).

Capacity fill111%

349 pupils · 315 places

Pupils on roll
349
Boys / girls
177 / 172
School capacity
315
Capacity fill
349 / 315 (111%)
Free school meals
28.9%
FSM pupils
101
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 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
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Mr Matthew Sutton

Location

Address
St Margaret's Road, New Moston
Postcode
M40 0JE
Town
Manchester
Local authority
Manchester
District
Manchester
Constituency
Blackley and Middleton South
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation

Local context

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

Mixed voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Manchester, Manchester, 349 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 28.9%. 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 M40
23
Primary in M40
17
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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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Matthew Sutton

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