Primary school in Manchester, Tameside
St John Fisher RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, Denton
Manor Road, Haughton Green, Manchester, M34 7SW
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 2 March 2022.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 4 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 237
- Places
- 240
- How full
- Nearly full — 237 of 240 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 123 / 114
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Tameside 029A, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 21%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 25%
- Households owning their home
- 65%
- Households in social housing
- 24%
- Households with no car
- 26%
- Adults economically inactive
- 48%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- EMMAUS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Mandy Harris
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Ward
- Denton South
- Constituency
- Gorton and Denton
- URN
- 151824
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manor Green Primary AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | 53% | 0.5 mi |
| Corrie Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2021 | — | 0.7 mi |
| Linden Road Academy and Hearing Impaired BaseAcademy sponsor led | Good 2023 | 72% | 0.7 mi |
| St George's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 52% | 0.8 mi |
| Dowson Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 69% | 0.9 mi |
| Greenfield Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2023 | 46% | 1 mi |
| St Anne's Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | — | 1 mi |
| St Mary's RC Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | 36% | 1 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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