St Mary's RC Primary School

State-Funded School

st-marys-rc-primary-school-tameside-north-west

North WestRegion

TamesideLocal Authority

Gorton and DentonConstituency

M34 2ARPostcode

6.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

St Mary's RC Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Tameside, North West.

It currently serves 228 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 63%
Higher standard: 7%
Reading score: 108
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

63%

Asian

Black

14%

Mixed

18%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

228

Total Pupils

57%Boys

43%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

16%

England average

27%

First language not English

12%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 228
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
21 Nov 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
25 Jul 2013	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.