St Mary's RC Primary School
Hemming Drive, Eccles, Manchester, M30 0FJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mr Stuart Hewson
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Worsley and Eccles
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 239
- URN
- 105953
- Local authority
- Salford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01617894532
About this school
St Mary's RC Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Manchester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 239 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Mary's RC Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 28 | 31 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 89% | 90% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 21% | 16% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 89% | 94% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 97% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 93% | 94% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 109.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +6.30 | - | - |
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 St Mary's RC Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Salford average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 89% | 53.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 90% | 58.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 58.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 239 |
| 2023/24 | 242 |
| 2024/25 | 240 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Mary's RC Primary School compares
St Mary's RC Primary School ranked 19th of 69 primary schools in Salford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 3.8% | 11.4% | 239 | — |
| St Andrew's CofE Primary School | 59% | 5.7% | 41.1% | 232 | 0.1 miles |
| Clarendon Road Community Primary School | — | — | — | — | 0.4 miles |
| Lewis Street Primary School | 66% | 6.7% | 46.8% | 402 | 0.5 miles |
| Christ Church CofE Primary School | 66% | 5.7% | 48.5% | 235 | 0.6 miles |
| Holy Cross and All Saints RC Primary School | 51% | 5.2% | 17.1% | 332 | 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)
- 11.37%
- English as an additional language
- 19.2%
- Overall absence
- 3.76%
- Persistent absence
- 8.29%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Andrew's CofE Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Clarendon Road Community Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Lewis Street Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Christ Church CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Holy Cross and All Saints RC Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
St Mary's RC Primary School ranks 72nd 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 St Mary's RC Primary School teach?
- St Mary's RC Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of St Mary's RC Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Mary's RC Primary School is Mr Stuart Hewson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Mary's RC Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Mary's RC Primary School, 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 St Mary's RC Primary School?
- St Mary's RC Primary School has 239 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Mary's RC Primary School full?
- St Mary's RC Primary School has capacity for 240 pupils and 239 on roll (100%), 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 St Mary's RC Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Mary's RC Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Salford.
- Does St Mary's RC Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Mary's RC Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have St Mary's RC Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 89% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Mary's RC Primary School compare with other schools in Salford?
- St Mary's RC Primary School ranked 19th of 69 primary schools in Salford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Mary's RC Primary School's absence rate?
- St Mary's RC Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Mary's RC Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Mary's RC Primary School'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.