Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester
Denmark Road, Moss Side, Manchester, M15 6JS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Catherine Gordon
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Manchester Rusholme
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 218
- URN
- 105516
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01612266303
About this school
Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Manchester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 218 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 23 | 24 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 63% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 4% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 92% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 88% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 88% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 109.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +6.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Manchester average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 57% | 52.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 225 |
| 2023/24 | 224 |
| 2024/25 | 213 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester compares
Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester ranked 21st of 125 primary schools in Manchester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 4.6% | 34% | 218 | — |
| Webster Primary School | 65% | 4% | 60% | 363 | 0.1 miles |
| Claremont Primary School | 42% | 5.3% | 66.6% | 568 | 0.5 miles |
| Rolls Crescent Primary School | 64% | 6.9% | 47.5% | 325 | 0.6 miles |
| St Philip's Church of England Primary School | 41% | 2.8% | 38% | 173 | 0.6 miles |
| The Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Primary School | 38% | 5% | 48.8% | 406 | 0.7 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 34.04%
- English as an additional language
- 69%
- Overall absence
- 4.63%
- Persistent absence
- 10.06%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Webster Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Claremont Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Rolls Crescent Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
St Philip's Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
The Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester ranks 44th of the 252 ranked primary schools in Manchester.
- Abbey Hey Primary Academy Primary
- Abbott Community Primary School Primary
- Acacias Community Primary School Primary
- Acre Hall Primary School Primary
- Aldwyn Primary School Primary
- Alkrington Primary School Primary
- All Saints C of E Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand Primary
- All Saints Primary School Primary
- Alma Park Primary School Primary
- Armitage CofE Primary School Primary
- Ashbury Meadow Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester teach?
- Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester?
- The headteacher of Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester is Mrs Catherine Gordon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester?
- Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester has 218 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester full?
- Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester has capacity for 210 pupils and 218 on roll (104%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester a faith school?
- Yes. Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Salford.
- Does Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester as having nursery classes.
- How have Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester rank locally?
- Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester ranked 21st of 125 primary schools in Manchester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester's absence rate?
- Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester'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 29 June 2026.