Our Lady's RC Primary School Manchester
Whalley Road, Whalley Range, Manchester, M16 8AW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Executive 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
- 185
- URN
- 105543
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01612262767
About this school
Our Lady's RC Primary School Manchester is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Manchester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 185 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Our Lady's RC Primary School Manchester, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 23 May 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
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 | 25 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% | 48% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 96% | 76% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 91% | 80% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 91% | 72% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.50 | - | - |
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 Our Lady's RC 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 | 74% | 52.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 215 |
| 2023/24 | 207 |
| 2024/25 | 206 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Our Lady's RC Primary School Manchester compares
Our Lady's RC Primary School Manchester ranked 92nd of 125 primary schools in Manchester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52% | 5% | 45.7% | 185 | — |
| Manley Park Primary School | 73% | 4.7% | 22.3% | 442 | 0.2 miles |
| St Margaret's CofE Primary School | 69% | 5.5% | 54.6% | 601 | 0.4 miles |
| Seymour Park Community Primary School | 80% | 5.2% | 31.4% | 682 | 0.4 miles |
| St Mary's CofE Junior and Infant School | 58% | 4.1% | 60.9% | 470 | 0.5 miles |
| Kings Road Primary School | 63% | 5.7% | 33.1% | 638 | 0.6 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)
- 45.65%
- English as an additional language
- 48.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.97%
- Persistent absence
- 10.19%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Manley Park Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Manchester
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St Margaret's CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Seymour Park Community Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Manchester
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St Mary's CofE Junior and Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Kings Road Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
Our Lady's RC Primary School Manchester ranks 196th 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 ages does Our Lady's RC Primary School Manchester teach?
- Our Lady's RC Primary School Manchester teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Manchester.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Our Lady's RC Primary School Manchester?
- The executive headteacher of Our Lady's RC Primary School Manchester is Mrs Catherine Gordon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Our Lady's RC Primary School Manchester been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Our Lady's RC 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 many pupils are at Our Lady's RC Primary School Manchester?
- Our Lady's RC Primary School Manchester has 185 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Our Lady's RC Primary School Manchester full?
- Our Lady's RC Primary School Manchester has capacity for 210 pupils and 185 on roll (88%), so it has space against 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 Our Lady's RC Primary School Manchester a faith school?
- Yes. Our Lady's RC Primary School Manchester is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Salford.
- Does Our Lady's RC Primary School Manchester have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Our Lady's RC Primary School Manchester as having nursery classes.
- How have Our Lady's RC Primary School Manchester's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 74% in 2022/23 and 52% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Our Lady's RC Primary School Manchester compare with other schools in Manchester?
- Our Lady's RC Primary School Manchester ranked 92nd of 125 primary schools in Manchester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Our Lady's RC Primary School Manchester's absence rate?
- Our Lady's RC Primary School Manchester's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Our Lady's RC Primary School Manchester's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Our Lady's RC 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.