St Edmund's RC Primary School
Queen Street, Manchester, M38 0WH
339 pupils · 108% of 315 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Local authority
- Salford
- Free school meals
- 42.2%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2025) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 9 December 2025, published 1 March 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 | 66% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 9% |
“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 — 0.95 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 40 | 38 | 54 | 40 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 45 | 46 | 73 | 45 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 45 | 45 | 60 | 45 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 45 | 44 | 66 | 45 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 45 | 46 | 61 | 45 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 33 | 32 | 50 | 32 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 45 | 49 | 72 | 45 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 43 | 43 | 61 | 43 |
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 Andrew's Methodist Primary School 0.2 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Bridgewater Primary School 0.2 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Hilton Lane Primary School 0.6 km · No Ofsted rating
- North Walkden Primary School 0.9 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- St Paul's CofE Primary School 1.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Dukesgate Academy 1.2 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.