St Mary's RC Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Manchester, Tameside

Last distance offered · Reception 2020

0.694 miles

Published by Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2020

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St Mary's RC Primary School is a primary school in Manchester, Tameside for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 15 October 2024. Tameside has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2014 to 2020 entry.

St Mary'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 2020	0.694 mi
Reception 2014	Not published

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

For Reception 2026 there were 38 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 30 offers went to first-choice families, so 8 first-choice families (21%) were not offered a place.
In 2026, Reception had 1.3 first choices per offer, the 3rd highest of 70 Tameside primary schools.
The last child offered a Reception place in 2020 lived 0.694 miles away, the 2nd longest of the 4 Tameside primary schools (this one included) with a published last distance.
In 2024/25, 36% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 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: Kynder Street, Denton, Manchester, M34 2AR
Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Council: Tameside
Pupils on roll: 228 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 15.8% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 20.3

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Not judged Inspected 15 October 2024

Strengths

“Pupils understand that what they learn now will help them to achieve their aspirations for the future.”
“There is a real sense of family at St Mary’s RC Primary School.”
“Leaders have established a culture that helps pupils to feel happy and safe.”

To improve

“However, in some subjects, the important knowledge that pupils need has not been clearly defined or taught.”
“Some pupils have gaps in their prior knowledge.”
“In these areas, pupils struggle to connect their new learning to the things that they already know.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 November 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)	36%	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: 38 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 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.

Greswell Primary School and Nursery 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Russell Scott Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
Linden Road Academy and Hearing Impaired Base 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
St Anne's Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Corrie Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Manor Green Primary Academy 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
St John Fisher RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, Denton 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Poplar Street Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published