St Chad's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · 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 Chad's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Manchester for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 29 November 2023. Manchester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Chad's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 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
- Ofsted's latest outcome was Requires improvement (29 November 2023); of the 8 nearest primary schools in Manchester, 3 are Good, 1 Outstanding and 4 have no current grade.
- In 2024/25, 71% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 10% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026 drew 21 first-choice applications for 21 offers, and every applicant was offered a place.
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
- Balmfield Street, Cheetham, Manchester, M8 0SP
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Manchester
- Pupils on roll
- 194 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 50.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 29 November 2023
Strengths
- “Chad's Roman Catholic Primary School's mission statement to welcome all within the community is lived out each and every day at this highly inclusive Christian school.”
- “The wide range of cultural backgrounds that pupils come from are shared, celebrated and embraced.”
- “Children in the early years get off to a flying start in their education.”
To improve
- “That said, there remains a small number of subjects other than reading, writing and mathematics where pupils are not supported to learn as well as they could.”
- “However, there remain a small number of subjects in which aspects of pupils’ knowledge is less secure.”
- “There remains a small number of other subjects where addressing gaps in pupils' understanding is more variable.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 September 2026 (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: 21 first-preference applications, 21 offers in total, 21 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.
- The Olive School, Manchester 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Oasis Academy Temple 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Unity Community Primary 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Malachy's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Cheetham CofE Community Academy 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Cheetwood Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Saviour CofE Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Abbott Community Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published