The Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school in Manchester, Manchester.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Voluntary aided school |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Roman Catholic |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 406 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 480 |
| Free school meals | 48.30% |
| Local authority | Manchester |
| Address | 20 Blue Moon Way, Rusholme, Manchester, M14 7SH |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.thedivinemercy.manchester.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01616728660 |
| URN | 135648 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 22 May 2024, published 3 July 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 14 March 2023, outcome: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Heald Place Primary School (primary school, about 0.2 km)
- Claremont Primary School (primary school, about 0.3 km)
- Wilbraham Primary School (primary school, about 0.6 km)
- Webster Primary School (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- St Kentigern's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- St James' CofE Primary School, Birch-in-Rusholme (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- William Hulme's Grammar School (all-through school, about 1.2 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.