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St Monica's RC Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Manchester · M41 6QB

Ages 3–11 · 321 pupils · Trafford

KS2 expected (RWM)

70%

Overall absence

4.9%

Admissions demand

1.09 · Balanced demand

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)9%
Avg scaled score — reading
108.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.4%
Unauthorised1.2%
Authorised absence
3.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.4%
Enrolments in measure
268

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

1.09 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

49

Places offered

45

1st-preference offers

45

Total preferences (any rank)
89
Preferred offers (top 3)
45
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

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 fill103%

321 pupils · 311 places

Pupils on roll
321
Boys / girls
166 / 155
School capacity
311
Capacity fill
321 / 311 (103%)
Free school meals
11.9%
FSM pupils
38
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 Mark Doherty

Location

Address
Woodsend Road South, Flixton, Urmston
Postcode
M41 6QB
Town
Manchester
Local authority
Trafford
District
Trafford
Constituency
Stretford and Urmston
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 voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Manchester, Trafford, 321 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 11.9%. 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 M41
19
Primary in M41
12
Open schools in Trafford LA
104
Primary in Trafford LA
64

Nearby primary schools

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

Compare with theseAll in ManchesterNear M41

  • Acre Hall Primary School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Manchester · M41 6NA · Trafford

    Ages 2–11

    • KS259%
    • Absence6.6%
    • FSM26.2%
    • Demand0.97

    0.2 miles away

  • Flixton Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Manchester · M41 5QL · Trafford

    Ages 4–11

    • KS278%
    • Absence3.3%
    • FSM3.0%
    • Demand0.96

    0.6 miles away

  • Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy converter · Primary

    Salford · M44 6QE · Salford

    Ages 3–11

    • KS235%
    • Absence8.3%
    • FSM53.5%
    • Demand1.00

    0.9 miles away

  • Woodhouse Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Manchester · M41 7WW · Trafford

    Ages 3–11

    • KS287%
    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM7.5%
    • Demand0.96

    1.1 miles away

  • St Joseph the Worker RC Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Salford · M44 6GX · Salford

    Ages 3–11

    • KS258%
    • Absence7.0%
    • FSM34.6%
    • Demand0.97

    1.2 miles away

  • Moss Valley Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Salford · M44 6GX · Salford

    Ages 3–11

    • KS247%
    • Absence7.1%
    • FSM65.6%
    • Demand1.00

    1.2 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Mark Doherty

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