St Anthony's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · 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 Anthony's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Manchester for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 26 March 2025. Manchester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Anthony's Catholic 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
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, as at 105 of the 136 other Manchester primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- There were 66 first-choice applications for 68 Reception offers in 2026; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 49% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 4th lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Manchester.
- At the higher standard, 1% of pupils reached it in 2024/25 (England 8%).
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
- Dunkery Road, Woodhouse Park, Manchester, M22 0NT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Manchester
- Pupils on roll
- 665 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 35.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 26 March 2025
Strengths
- “St Anthony’s is a happy school.”
- “It has a strong sense of community.”
- “Pupils embody the school’s vision.”
To improve
- “The proportion of Year 1 pupils meeting the expected standard in the phonics screening check was below average.”
- “In addition, pupils’ attainment in reading, writing and mathematics by the end of Year 6 was significantly below that of other pupils nationally.”
- “However, in some subjects, pupils struggle to recall the important knowledge which underpins new learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 April 2025 (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) | 49% | 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: 66 first-preference applications, 68 offers in total, 66 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.
- Ringway Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Willows Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Peel Hall Primary Academy 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Haveley Hey Community School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Crossacres Primary Academy 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published