Our Lady of Grace RC Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Manchester, Bury
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Bury Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Unlock every school · £9.99 Open on the map →Our Lady of Grace RC Primary School is a primary school in Manchester, Bury for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 14 March 2023. Bury has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Our Lady of Grace RC Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 71% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%), highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Bury.
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, as at 38 of the 56 other Bury primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- In 2026 there were 31 first-choice applications for 35 Reception offers, with 60 places published; 4 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 7.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 19.6% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Bury.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Bury schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Highfield Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 3AS
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Bury
- Pupils on roll
- 278 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 14 March 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy belonging to this school community.”
- “Leaders have created an atmosphere of welcome and calm.”
- “They ensure that pupils learn to treat each other kindly.”
To improve
- “However, teachers do not ensure that this revisiting has a sharp focus on the important knowledge that pupils should learn.”
- “As a result, some pupils do not remember the key facts that they need for their future learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 May 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 71% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 31 first-preference applications, 35 offers in total, 31 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Bury.
- Heaton Park Primary School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School, Prestwich 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Whitefield Community Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Higher Lane Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ribble Drive Community Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Park View Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Hilda's Church of England Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published