# St Catherine's RC Primary School

St Catherine's RC Primary School is a primary school in Manchester, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 426 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E105524. [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 426
- Council: Manchester
- URN: 105524

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), November 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 7 November 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 55% of pupils at St Catherine's RC Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Manchester and 62% in England.
6% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Manchester | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 6% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [The Barlow RC High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-barlow-rc-high-school-e105581): 200 m. Secondary. School remains Good, June 2024. Attainment 8 of 49.2 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Beaver Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beaver-road-primary-school-e140314): 370 m. Primary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Didsbury CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/didsbury-cofe-primary-school-e142265): 550 m. Primary. Good (overall), November 2022. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Parrs Wood High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parrs-wood-high-school-e143260): 1 km. Secondary. Standards maintained, March 2025. Attainment 8 of 48.7 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Stella Maris School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stella-maris-school-e106154): 1.1 km. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [St John's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-church-of-england-primary-school-e106105): 1.2 km. Primary. Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met. 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/105524)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/105524)

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