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Faith schools in Eccles

All 8 faith schools in Eccles.

8 schools in Eccles

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  1. St Mary's RC Primary School

    Manchester, M30 0FJ · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Eccles faith schools average, low absence.

    55 first choices, 30 offers made

    Met the standard at 1171%

    Eccles faith schools 58%England 62%

    Days missed
    3.8%Eccles faith schools 7.2%
    Pupils
    239
    Pupils per teacher
    24.6
    View school St Mary's RC Primary School
  2. St Patrick's RC High School

    Manchester, M30 7JJ · State · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16

    • Ofsted:Strong standard in every area
    • Catholic

    Results above the Eccles faith schools average.

    199 first choices, 172 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1653.3

    Eccles faith schools 49.2England 46.2

    Days missed
    6.6%Eccles faith schools 7.2%
    Pupils
    912
    Pupils per teacher
    14.3
    View school St Patrick's RC High School
  3. Salford City Academy

    Manchester, M30 7PQ · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16

    • Ofsted:Expected standard or better
    • Faith school

    Results below the Eccles faith schools average, high absence.

    173 first choices, 175 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1644.6

    Eccles faith schools 49.2England 46.2

    Days missed
    10.3%Eccles faith schools 7.2%
    Pupils
    876
    Pupils per teacher
    28.5
    View school Salford City Academy
  4. St Gilbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Eccles

    Manchester, M30 8LZ · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good in every area
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Eccles faith schools average, low absence.

    31 first choices, 30 offers made

    Met the standard at 1168%

    Eccles faith schools 58%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.4%Eccles faith schools 7.2%
    Pupils
    227
    Pupils per teacher
    21.0
    View school St Gilbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Eccles
  5. Holy Cross and All Saints RC Primary School

    Manchester, M30 0JA · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results below the Eccles faith schools average, low absence.

    39 first choices, 45 offers made

    Met the standard at 1151%

    Eccles faith schools 58%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.2%Eccles faith schools 7.2%
    Pupils
    332
    Pupils per teacher
    20.8
    View school Holy Cross and All Saints RC Primary School
  6. Christ Church CofE Primary School

    Manchester, M30 0GZ · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Eccles faith schools average, low absence.

    26 first choices, 29 offers made

    Met the standard at 1166%

    Eccles faith schools 58%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.7%Eccles faith schools 7.2%
    Pupils
    235
    Pupils per teacher
    18.7
    View school Christ Church CofE Primary School
  7. St Andrew's CofE Primary School

    Manchester, M30 0FL · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results close to the Eccles faith schools average, low absence.

    28 first choices, 30 offers made

    Met the standard at 1159%

    Eccles faith schools 58%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.7%Eccles faith schools 7.2%
    Pupils
    232
    Pupils per teacher
    23.8
    View school St Andrew's CofE Primary School
  8. Godfrey Ermen Memorial CofE Primary School

    Manchester, M30 7BJ · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Expected standard in every area
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results well below the Eccles faith schools average.

    37 first choices, 39 offers made

    Met the standard at 1146%

    Eccles faith schools 58%England 62%

    Days missed
    6.9%Eccles faith schools 7.2%
    Pupils
    386
    Pupils per teacher
    16.9
    View school Godfrey Ermen Memorial CofE Primary School
The big picture

How Eccles's faith schools spread out

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Met the expected standard at 11

Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.

Eccles 58%England 62%Godfrey Ermen Memorial CofE Primary School: 46%Holy Cross and All Saints RC Primary School: 51%St Andrew's CofE Primary School: 59%Christ Church CofE Primary School: 66%St Gilbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Eccles: 68%St Mary's RC Primary School: 71%0%25%50%75%100%
Faith schools in Eccles

Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

Eccles average 6.2%St Mary's RC Primary School: 3.8%Holy Cross and All Saints RC Primary School: 5.2%St Gilbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Eccles: 5.4%St Andrew's CofE Primary School: 5.7%Christ Church CofE Primary School: 5.7%St Patrick's RC High School: 6.6%Godfrey Ermen Memorial CofE Primary School: 6.9%Salford City Academy: 10.3%0%4%8%12%16%
Faith schools in Eccles

Ofsted grades in Eccles

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 5 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 0 of 3
  • Good: 3 of 3
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 3
  • Inadequate: 0 of 3
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Eccles

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    8 of the 8 faith schools in Eccles have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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About these schools

Faith schools in Eccles, explained

There are 8 faith schools in Eccles, teaching 3,439 children. 7 are run by the council and 1 are academies or free schools.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

57.9% of pupils in Eccles faith schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 46% to 71%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.

31.8% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £8,280 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 19.0% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many faith schools are in Eccles?
There are 8 faith schools in Eccles, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best faith schools in Eccles?
The highest-ranked faith schools in Eccles on Eduscope are St Mary's RC Primary School, St Patrick's RC High School and Salford City Academy. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are faith schools in Eccles ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Eccles faith schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across faith schools in Eccles is 21:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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