Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Wilson Road, Blackley, Manchester, M9 8BG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- EMMAUS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kirsty Seaborn
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Emmaus Catholic Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Blackley and Middleton South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 459
- Pupils on roll
- 428
- URN
- 148738
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01617404696
About this school
Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Manchester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 428 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, 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 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 70% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 10% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 88% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 88% | 92% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 87% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.70 | - | - |
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 Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 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 | 65% | 52.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 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 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 457 |
| 2023/24 | 454 |
| 2024/25 | 438 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy compares
Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy ranked 10th of 125 primary schools in Manchester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 3.5% | 38.8% | 428 | — |
| Holy Trinity CofE Primary School | 45% | 5.8% | 62.1% | 457 | 0.4 miles |
| Pike Fold Primary School | 57% | 5.1% | 43.3% | 435 | 0.4 miles |
| Oasis Academy Harpur Mount | 79% | 3.8% | 62.3% | 443 | 0.5 miles |
| Irk Valley Community School | 46% | 6.4% | 45.6% | 437 | 0.6 miles |
| Moston Lane Community Primary School | 59% | 5.7% | 58.5% | 456 | 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)
- 38.75%
- English as an additional language
- 27.6%
- Overall absence
- 3.45%
- Persistent absence
- 8.13%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Pike Fold Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Oasis Academy Harpur Mount0.5 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Irk Valley Community School0.6 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Moston Lane Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy ranks 25th 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 Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy teach?
- Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?
- The headteacher of Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is Mrs Kirsty Seaborn, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, 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 Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?
- Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy has 428 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy full?
- Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy has capacity for 459 pupils and 428 on roll (93%), 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 Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy a faith school?
- Yes. Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Salford.
- Does Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is part of EMMAUS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy compare with other schools in Manchester?
- Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy ranked 10th of 125 primary schools in Manchester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy's absence rate?
- Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy's overall absence rate is 3.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy'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 10 July 2026.