St Mary's CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Manchester, Tameside
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2020–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
St Mary's CofE Primary School is a primary school in Manchester, Tameside for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 7 February 2024. Tameside has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2014 to 2026 entry.
St Mary's CofE 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 |
| Reception 2024 | Not published |
| Reception 2022 | Not published |
| Reception 2020 | 0.382 mi |
| Reception 2014 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as happened at 47 of the 51 other Tameside primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Places ran out for Reception in 2020, the 1 earlier year with a published outcome; a last distance was published for it.
- 2026 Reception entry: 27 first-choice applications for 29 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 66% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Tameside schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Church Street, Droylsden, Manchester, M43 7BR
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Tameside
- Pupils on roll
- 232 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 26.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 7 February 2024
Strengths
- “This shows how well staff care for them.”
- “Pupils know that staff keep them safe while also empowering them to stay safe outside of school.”
- “Pupils’ behaviour and their attitudes to learning are strong from the early years through to Year 6.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects, the important knowledge that pupils should know and remember is not as clear.”
- “This hinders teachers from designing learning that enables pupils to build their knowledge over time.”
- “However, as pupils move beyond word reading, they do not have enough opportunities to read an ambitious range of texts.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 March 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) | 66% | 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: 27 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 27 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 Tameside.
- Moorside Primary School 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- St Stephen's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Fairfield Road Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Aldwyn Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Greenside Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St Anne's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Manchester Road Primary Academy 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Audenshaw Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published