St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School

Officially St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

Ribble Drive, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 8NJ

Local ranking46th of 55 primary schools in Bury

Ofsted: Expected

Primary

Phase

236

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitefield (URN 105348) since 31 March 2023. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 20 January 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met

Achievement: Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching: Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour: Expected standard
Personal development & wellbeing: Strong standard
Leadership & governance: Expected standard
Inclusion: Expected standard
Early years: Needs attention

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25

Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected): 58.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher): 4.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected): 71.0%
Writing (Expected): 71.0%
Maths (Expected): 79.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected): 71.0%
Reading avg scaled score: 103.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score: 105.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score: 104.0
Cohort Size: 24

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 209
Boys: 96 (48%)
Girls: 106 (52%)
Capacity: 236 (86% full)
SEND: 14.8%
FSM Eligible: 26.1%
EAL: 20.1%
SEN with EHC Plan: 3.4%
SEN Support: 11.5%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 19.4:1
Teachers (FTE): 10.6
Budget per Pupil: £7,440/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 5.1% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 10.1% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
Religious Character: Roman Catholic
Nursery: Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 68.9%
Black African: 8.1%
Black Other: 4.8%
White Other: 4.3%
Mixed Other: 3.4%
Asian Indian: 3.4%
Other: 2.4%
Mixed White & Black African: 1.9%

68.9%

White British

8.1%

Black African

4.8%

Black Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01617666628

office@stmichaels.stoccat.org.uk

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Ribble Drive

Manchester, North West

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Administrative

URN: 149679
UKPRN: 10092128
Establishment No.: 2018
Trust: ST TERESA OF CALCUTTA CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST

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