The Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement May 22 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Unique reference
- 135648
- Address
- 20 Blue Moon Way, Rusholme, M14 7SH
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 430 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.9%
- Girls
- 48.1%
- First language not English
- 60.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 47%
- Persistent absence
- 15.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.8%
Indian 22.8%
African 22.1%
Mixed 13%
Pakistani 10%
White British 8.1%
Other 7.9%
Caribbean 5.6%
Other White 3%
Bangladeshi 2.6%
Other Asian 2.3%
Other Black 1.6%
Chinese 0.7%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage1.3
WritingWell below average-5.6
MathsAverage1.1
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 50%
Local authority average 55%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 2%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
The Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 42
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 42
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 15
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 42
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 24.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 9 6 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 42 23 19 |
| Reception, Full-time | 41 20 21 |
| Year 1 | 57 34 23 |
| Year 2 | 54 31 23 |
| Year 3 | 60 30 30 |
| Year 4 | 54 26 28 |
| Year 5 | 61 30 31 |
| Year 6 | 52 23 29 |