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EnglandNorth WestManchesterM20 6HSSt Catherine's RC Primary School
Primary

St Catherine's RC Primary School

Primary

Manchester · Manchester · M20 6HS www.st-catherines.manchester.sch.uk

Pupils
425
cap. 420
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
55%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
425
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
55%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
425
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 07/11/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityManchester
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Catherine's RC Primary School · Primary · Manchester

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
55%
-1pp
81%68%55%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 55%
RWM higher standard
6%
+6pp
26%13%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
76%
Reading higher standard
33%
Writing expected standard
71%
Writing higher standard
8%
Maths expected standard
67%
Maths higher standard
27%
Science expected standard
80%
SPAG expected standard
84%
SPAG higher standard
41%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
425
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
12%
FSM eligible
10%
SEN
12%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
School Lane, Didsbury, Manchester, M20 6HS
Local authority
Manchester
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2555%6%76%33%71%8%67%27%80%84%106.0104.0108.012%425
2023/2456%0%72%24%61%0%76%22%78%80%105.0104.0108.010%422
2022/2359%10%78%41%73%14%68%39%85%75%107.0105.0107.0+1.80-0.80+0.2012%423
2018/1981%22%93%50%89%28%89%48%93%91%110.0109.0112.0+4.80+1.70+3.6010%431
2017/1874%26%86%47%81%28%88%47%93%95%108.0108.0113.0+1.60-0.30+2.4011%443
2016/1771%16%84%41%79%21%89%38%89%91%108.0106.0109.0+2.00-1.20+0.9011%470

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2542521.812%12%10%4%9%
2023/2442223.310%13%9%4%11%
2022/2342322.312%11%12%5%9%
2021/2243820.55%9%9%5%13%
2020/2143923.76%10%7%
2018/1943124.510%7%7%3%5%
2017/1844323.511%8%9%3%5%
2016/1747024.411%8%8%3%3%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.