Wesley Methodist Primary SchoolSt Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Manchester.

Summary of the comparison

Wesley Methodist Primary School and St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School are primary schools in Manchester.

  • Wesley Methodist Primary School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average). Wesley Methodist Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Wesley Methodist Primary School was judged Good and St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 60.0% for Wesley Methodist Primary School and 46.0% for St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Wesley Methodist Primary School (42.0% in 2022-23, 60.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Wesley Methodist Primary School versus St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ManchesterWesley Methodist Primary SchoolManchesterSt Mary's Roman Catholic Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC61/100Stronger figureC56/100
Local ranking24th of 55 in Bury Stronger figure49th of 55 in Bury
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll320 326
Capacity315 472
LocationManchester, M26 4PX Manchester, M26 4DG
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard60.0% Stronger figure46.0% 62.0%
At higher standard7.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure101.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 Stronger figure101.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census299 348
Free school meals (ever 6)23.8% 24.5%
English as an additional language1.7% 12.6%
SEN support22.7% 17.8%
SEN with an EHC plan4.7% 5.8%
Attendance
Overall absence6.0% 5.2% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence14.1% 13.4% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

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