# The Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Primary School

The 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.

Primary school. Code E135648. [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 406
- Council: Manchester
- URN: 135648

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Requires 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
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, 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

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

- [Heald Place Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heald-place-primary-school-e105422): 240 m. Primary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Claremont Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/claremont-primary-school-e105408): 260 m. Primary. Good (overall), October 2023. 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Wilbraham Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wilbraham-primary-school-e145439): 550 m. Primary. School remains Good, September 2022. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Manchester Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/manchester-academy-e134224): 740 m. Secondary. Good (overall), September 2022. Attainment 8 of 46.9 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Manchester High School for Girls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/manchester-high-school-for-girls-e105592): 820 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Xaverian College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/xaverian-college-e130504): 840 m. Sixth form and further education. 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/135648)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/135648)

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