St Mary's CofE Primary School
Cornhill Rd, Manchester, M41 5TJ
174 pupils · 83% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Free school meals
- 11.5%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 3 March 2026, published 5 May 2026. 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 | 63% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.83 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 12 | 10 | 63 | 12 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 16 | 14 | 74 | 16 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 10 | 8 | 71 | 10 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 24 | 91 | 30 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 15 | 14 | 73 | 15 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 29 | 28 | 108 | 29 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 24 | 16 | 87 | 22 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 29 | 23 | 113 | 29 |
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
- Our Lady of the Rosary RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.3 km · Good (2021) · previous system
- Woodhouse Primary School 0.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Urmston Primary School 0.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- English Martyrs' RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Davyhulme Primary School 0.9 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Flixton Primary School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · 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.