SCHOOL PROFILE

Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 148738
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 459 Published school capacity
Capacity used 93.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

5 November 2024
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Manchester
Trust EMMAUS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 428 428 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 219 51.2% of pupils
Male pupils 209 48.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

35.5%
10.7 pts above England
School 35.5%
Manchester 46.4%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

28.3%
8.0 pts above England
School 28.3%
Manchester 42.0%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

4.0%
3.0 pts above England
School 4.0%
Manchester 1.9%
North West 0.8%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

African
36.4%
156
White British
31.3%
134
Any other White background
10.3%
44
White and Black African
3.3%
14
Indian
2.8%
12
Any other Mixed background
2.6%
11
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 20.6% 88 of 428 pupils
0.3 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 20.6%
Manchester 23.4%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 14.3% 61 pupils
England 14.8% 0.5 pts below
EHC plans 6.3% 27 pupils
England 6.0% 0.3 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 65
Social, emotional & mental health 11
Autistic spectrum disorder 4
Physical disability 4
Hearing impairment 2
Specific learning difficulty 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

77.0% 16.6 pts above England
School 77.0%
Manchester 57.4%
North West 59.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

83.0%

9.2 pts above England

School 83.0%
Manchester 71.2%
North West 73.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

80.0%

9.7 pts above England

School 80.0%
Manchester 66.0%
North West 69.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

92.0%

20.0 pts above England

School 92.0%
Manchester 70.8%
North West 71.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

3.45%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.76 pts lower than England
School 3.45%
Manchester 6.82%
North West 6.25%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

8.13%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.69 pts lower than England
School 8.13%
Manchester 18.60%
North West 15.89%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.27%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.53 pts lower than England
School 0.27%
Manchester 2.21%
North West 1.75%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

93.2% 5.1 pts above England
Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
93.2%
Manchester
91.3%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information