The Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Primary School
Primary schoolThe Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Manchester, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 406 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Requires improvement (overall), May 2024
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 22 May 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 38% of pupils at The Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Manchester and 62% in England.
4% 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 | 38% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 4% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 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
In a straight line- Heald Place Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)240 m
- Claremont Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), October 2023. 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)260 m
- Wilbraham Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, September 2022. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)550 m
- Manchester AcademySecondary. Good (overall), September 2022. Attainment 8 of 46.9 (2025/26, provisional)740 m
- Manchester High School for GirlsIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file820 m
- Xaverian CollegeSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file840 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Manchester
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).