St Kentigern's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Bethnall Drive, Manchester, M14 7ED
404 pupils · 96% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- EMMAUS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Free school meals
- 47.5%
Ofsted
Outstanding (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Outstanding” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
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 13 March 2024, published 29 April 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 | 71% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 14% |
“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 — 0.98 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 49 | 48 | 89 | 49 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 59 | 59 | 118 | 59 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 48 | 47 | 94 | 48 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 49 | 48 | 115 | 49 |
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
- Wilbraham Primary School 0.4 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Old Moat Primary School 0.8 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- The Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Primary School 1 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Heald Place Primary School 1.1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Claremont Primary School 1.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Paul's CofE Primary School 1.3 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.