St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
No rating
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 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
Bury
Unique reference
149679
Address
Ribble Drive, Whitefield, M45 8NJ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
209 (81% of total capacity)
Boys
48.8%
Girls
51.2%
First language not English
20.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
23%
Persistent absence
13.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
11.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 68.9%
African 8.1%
Mixed 6.7%
Other Black 4.8%
Other White 4.3%
Indian 3.3%
Other 2.4%
Pakistani 1%
Other Asian 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingNo data
WritingNo data
MathsNo data
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 54%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%

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

School 11%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
25
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
25
2nd preference
6
3rd preference
8
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
25
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 classes26.1
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher25.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher25.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
7
3
4
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
22
10
12
Reception, Full-time
26
12
14
Year 1
22
11
11
Year 2
29
15
14
Year 3
29
13
16
Year 4
30
14
16
Year 5
20
8
12
Year 6
24
16
8
Year 2024-2025

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