St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is a converter academy in Manchester for boys and girls aged 3 to 11. It has 334 pupils, 19 more than it has places for. About 29 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit more than at most schools. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2024.
St Margaret's Road, New Moston, Manchester, M40 0JE0161 681 1504st-margaretmarys.manchester.sch.ukMr Matthew Sutton headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 10 April 2024, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall.
Results
Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025
42 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England. These are the results of St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School Manchester, the school this one replaced.
All Year 6 measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025† | 2024† | 2023† | 2019† | 2018† | 2017† | Manchester | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils tested | 42 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 45 | – | – |
| Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 86% | 84% | 82% | 80% | 88% | 93% | 60% | 63% |
| Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 14% | 7% | 16% | 21% | 24% | 5% | 8% |
| Reading scoreReading average scaled score | 108.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 | 104.9 | 105.6 |
| Maths scoreMaths average scaled score | 109.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 | 110.0 | 111.0 | 111.0 | 104.2 | 104.6 |
| Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score | 109.0 | 112.0 | 110.0 | 113.0 | 113.0 | 114.0 | 105.4 | 105.2 |
| Expected level: readingReading expected standard | 88% | 89% | 89% | 80% | 95% | 96% | – | – |
| Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard | 95% | 93% | 91% | 91% | 95% | 96% | – | – |
| Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed) | 90% | 86% | 89% | 93% | 93% | 93% | – | – |
| Reading progressReading progress score | – | – | +1.5 | -0.1 | +2.5 | +2.9 | – | – |
| Maths progressMaths progress score | – | – | +2.9 | +3.0 | +5.4 | +5.2 | – | – |
| Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged | 82% | 69% | 75% | 79% | 94% | 80% | – | – |
| Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged | 87% | 90% | 85% | 81% | 85% | 100% | – | – |
There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.
† These results are for St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School Manchester, the school this one replaced in April 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Does every child do well here?
A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. 2 of the 3 gaps are smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.
At the end of primary school, 2025
Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published. As a Roman Catholic school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.
Fewer than one place in twenty is empty, so in most years more families apply than there are places. Living close by, or already having a child here, makes a real difference.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Manchester council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (18), emotional and mental health (16), Moderate learning difficulty (11), Autistic spectrum disorder (8), Physical disability (5), Hearing impairment (1).
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.8% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25† | 2023/24† | 2022/23† | 2021/22† | 2020/21† | 2018/19† | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 4.3% | 4.2% | 4.3% | 4.9% | 2.1% | 3.3% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 3.4% | 3.1% | 3.4% | 4.2% | 1.8% | 2.4% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 0.8% | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.9% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 8.8% | 8.9% | 9.7% | 15.0% | 1.9% | 4.0% | 12.8% |
† These attendance figures are for St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School Manchester, the school this one replaced in April 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitegate End Primary and Nursery School | Council | 750 m | 208 | No overall grade 2025 | 9 | Compare |
| New Moston Primary School | Council | 930 m | 487 | No overall grade 2024 | 4 | Compare |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School Moston | Church of England | 0.7 miles | 235 | No overall grade 2025 | 22 | Compare |
| Charlestown Community Primary School | Council | 0.8 miles | 430 | Good 2023 | 8 | Compare |
| Yew Tree Community School | Council | 0.8 miles | 619 | No overall grade 2024 | 39 | Compare |
| St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton, Rochdale | Roman Catholic | 1.0 miles | 311 | No overall grade 2024 | 17 | Compare |
| Moston Fields Primary School | Council | 1.0 miles | 398 | No overall grade 2024 | 3 | Compare |
| St John Bosco RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Academy | 1.0 miles | 207 | Requires improvement 2024 | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy a good school?
St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in April 2024.
What is St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy good at its last full inspection on 10 April 2024.
How good are St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy's SATs results?
In summer 2025, 86% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 14% went further and reached the higher level.
How many pupils does St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy have?
334 pupils aged 3 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 315 places, so it is 106% full.
Is St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy oversubscribed?
Often. Fewer than one place in twenty was empty in 2024/25, so popular year groups fill up.
What is attendance like at St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?
Pupils were in school 95.8% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 9% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?
The average class had 27.8 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- St Margaret's Road, New Moston, Manchester, M40 0JE
- Telephone
- 0161 681 1504
- Website
- www.st-margaretmarys.manchester.sch.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Matthew Sutton
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic, Diocese of Salford
- Multi-academy trust
- Emmaus Catholic Academy Trust (38 schools)
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Ward
- Charlestown
- Constituency
- Blackley and Middleton South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 April 2025 (academy converter)
- URN
- 151359 · LAESTAB 3523455 · UKPRN 10096589
- Formerly
- St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School Manchester
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Year 6 results: DfE key stage 2 tables, 2024/25.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.