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St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitefield

Ribble Drive, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 8NJ

This school is closed (it closed in March 2023).

It was replaced by St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy. That page has the school's current information.

Phase
Primary
School type
Voluntary aided school
Ages
3 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Headteacher
Mrs S Bowes
Diocese
Diocese of Salford
Nursery provision
Has Nursery Classes
Constituency
Bury South
Setting
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Capacity
236
Pupils on roll
208
URN
105348
Local authority
Bury

About this school

St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitefield was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Manchester. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 208 pupils on roll.

Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.

Ofsted judgement

St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitefield has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.

Exam results

Key stage 2 (end of primary school)

Measure 2022/23
Pupils at the end of key stage 2 26
Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths 23%
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths 0%
Expected standard in reading 54%
Expected standard in maths 46%
Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling 62%
Average scaled score in reading 100.0
Average scaled score in maths 100.0
Reading progress -3.50
Writing progress -1.80
Maths progress -2.50

How St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitefield compares

Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2022/23.

School KS2 RWM (2024/25) Absence FSM (6 years) Pupils Distance
This school 7.2% 29.2% 208
St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 58% 5.1% 26.1% 202 0.0 miles
Ribble Drive Community Primary School 56% 7.2% 50.8% 189 0.1 miles
Whitefield Community Primary School 63% 5% 43.4% 170 0.4 miles
Unsworth Primary School 82% 3.7% 14.5% 232 0.5 miles
All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand 59% 4.3% 16.8% 208 0.5 miles

Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.

School context

From the 2022/23 school census and absence figures.

Free school meals (last 6 years)
29.2%
English as an additional language
12.5%
Overall absence
7.2%
Persistent absence
24.6%

Location

Nearby schools

Other schools in Manchester

Common questions

What year groups does St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitefield teach?
St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitefield taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Manchester.
Has St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitefield been inspected?
Ofsted has not inspected St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitefield under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
How big is St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitefield?
St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitefield had 208 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
What are St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitefield's exam results?
Where the Department for Education has published them, St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitefield's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.

School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 11 September 2023.