# St Mary's CofE Junior and Infant School

St Mary's CofE Junior and Infant School is a primary school in Manchester, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 470 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E105495. [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary controlled school
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 470
- Council: Manchester
- URN: 105495

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Outstanding (overall), April 2024
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 30 April 2024
- Overall effectiveness: Outstanding
- Quality of education: Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Outstanding
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, 58% of pupils at St Mary's CofE Junior and Infant School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Manchester and 62% in England.
5% 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 | 58% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 5% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 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.

- [IncludEd Learning](https://openindex.co.uk/school/included-learning-e141207): 360 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [St Bede's College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bedes-college-e105594): 600 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Loreto College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/loreto-college-e130503): 680 m. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [SMS Changing Lives School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sms-changing-lives-school-e146646): 740 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Our Lady's RC Primary School Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-ladys-rc-primary-school-manchester-e105543): 740 m. Primary. School remains Good, May 2024. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Afifah School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/afifah-school-e134469): 800 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

## 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/105495)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/105495)

## How to cite

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