St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Ribble Drive, Manchester, M45 8NJ
202 pupils · 86% of 236 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ST TERESA OF CALCUTTA CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Bury
- Free school meals
- 26.1%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 20 January 2026, published 17 March 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 58% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 4% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.96 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 23 | 22 | 48 | 23 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 25 | 25 | 39 | 25 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 27 | 26 | 39 | 27 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Ribble Drive Community Primary School 0.2 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Whitefield Community Primary School 0.6 km · Good (2021) · previous system
- Unsworth Primary School 0.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand 0.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Mersey Drive Community Primary School 0.8 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Margaret's Church of England Primary School 1.1 km · Standards maintained (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.