The Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Primary School
20 Blue Moon Way, Manchester, M14 7SH
406 pupils · 85% of 480 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Free school meals
- 48.3%
Ofsted
Requires improvement (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
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 22 May 2024, published 3 July 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 | 38% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 4% |
“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 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 32 | 32 | 75 | 32 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 42 | 42 | 90 | 42 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 34 | 34 | 79 | 34 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 62 | 120 | 60 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 52 | 51 | 121 | 52 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 58 | 57 | 93 | 58 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 43 | 40 | 86 | 43 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 59 | 57 | 102 | 59 |
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
- Heald Place Primary School 0.2 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Claremont Primary School 0.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Wilbraham Primary School 0.6 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Webster Primary School 1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Kentigern's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 1 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester 1.1 km · Outstanding (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.