St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
Heywood Road, Manchester, M25 2BW
199 pupils · 81% of 247 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Bury
- Free school meals
- 9.5%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 30 October 2024, published 9 December 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 74% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 3% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.03 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 30 | 31 | 55 | 30 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 16 | 14 | 39 | 16 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 28 | 26 | 52 | 28 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 35 | 37 | 58 | 35 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 26 | 24 | 42 | 26 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 35 | 36 | 69 | 35 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 32 | 28 | 60 | 32 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 34 | 30 | 73 | 34 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 1.1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Heaton Park Primary School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Whitefield Community Primary School 1.3 km · Good (2021) · previous system
- Mersey Drive Community Primary School 1.3 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Ribble Drive Community Primary School 1.3 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Our Lady of Grace RC Primary School 1.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.