Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jun 13 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
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
139467
Address
Woodhouse Lane, Benchill, M22 9NW

Pupils

Number of Pupils
363 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
50.7%
Girls
49.3%
First language not English
38.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
46.6%
Persistent absence
13.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 41%
Indian 13.5%
Other White 12.1%
Mixed 9.9%
African 8.8%
Other Black 6.6%
Pakistani 2.2%
Other 1.9%
Caribbean 1.1%
Unclassified 1.1%
Other Asian 0.8%
Chinese 0.8%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingBelow average-2.7
WritingAverage-0.8
MathsAverage0.5
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 59%
Local authority average 55%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 0%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 101
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Catholic Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
32
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
32
2nd preference
24
3rd preference
14
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
32
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes21.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher22.6
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher21.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Early Years 2, Part-time
2
1
1
Early Years 2, Full-time
2
1
1
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
8
4
4
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
1
1
0
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
38
20
18
Reception, Part-time
1
0
1
Reception, Full-time
43
26
17
Year 1
50
25
25
Year 2
44
19
25
Year 3
43
21
22
Year 4
42
26
16
Year 5
43
19
24
Year 6
46
21
25
Year 2024-2025

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