Primary school in Manchester, Trafford
St Monica's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Woodsend Road South, Flixton, Manchester, M41 6QB
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 14 March 2024.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Places
- 311
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Trafford 007E, 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
- 37%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 15%
- Households owning their home
- 74%
- Households in social housing
- 16%
- Households with no car
- 17%
- Adults economically inactive
- 37%
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: Mark Doherty
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Ward
- Flixton
- Constituency
- Stretford and Urmston
- URN
- 152020
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acre Hall Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Requires improvement 2024 | 45% | 0.2 mi |
| St Michael's CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2023 | 71% | 0.5 mi |
| Flixton Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | 79% | 0.6 mi |
| Abbotsford Preparatory SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 0.8 mi |
| Fiddlers Lane Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Requires improvement 2022 | 59% | 0.9 mi |
| Woodhouse Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 77% | 1.1 mi |
| St Joseph the Worker RC Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2022 | 54% | 1.2 mi |
| Moss Valley Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 29% | 1.2 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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