St Clare's RC Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Manchester
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Manchester City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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St Clare's RC Primary School is a primary school in Manchester for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 17 April 2024. Manchester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Clare's 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
- Reception 2026 had 41 first-choice applications for 43 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 55% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 2% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reading, writing and maths results for 2024/25 ranked 2nd lowest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Manchester that have results.
- The school has 22.7 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 20.4 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Manchester.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Manchester schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Victoria Avenue, Blackley, Manchester, M9 0RR
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Manchester
- Pupils on roll
- 442 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 46.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 17 April 2024
Strengths
- “They settle remarkably quickly, as soon as they start in the early years.”
- “Pupils are happy and enjoy attending school.”
- “The school is ambitious for pupils, including for those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, the assessment methods that staff use to check what pupils know do not cover the specific knowledge that pupils have been taught.”
- “This prevents teachers from identifying precisely, and building on, what pupils know and remember.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 May 2024 (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) | 55% | 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: 41 first-preference applications, 43 offers in total, 41 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 Manchester.
- E-ACT Blackley Academy 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Crab Lane Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Pike Fold Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bowker Vale Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Crosslee Community Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St John Bosco RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Crumpsall Lane Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published