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Varna Community Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Chisholm Street, Openshaw, Manchester M11 2LE · varna.manchester.sch.uk · 0161 711 1023
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 39%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Manchester 58%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.54 mi
- 0.87 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Categories 1, 2, 3 and 4 · Manchester Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 467
- 99% of 472 places
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 48.2%
- First language not English
- 56.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Categories 1, 2, 3 and 4” went to a home 0.54 mi (872 m) from the school. Source: Manchester Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 61 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 95% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 61 | 1▲ | 95% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 65 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 76 | 1.3▲ | 78% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 82 | 1.4▲ | 71% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 74 | 1.2▲ | 80% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Categories 1, 2, 3 and 4 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.54 mi0.87 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 39% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 2% the higher standard. Across Manchester it was 58%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼39% | 62% | ||
| ▼2% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ▼99 | 105 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Varna Community Primary School on 11 March 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 11 Mar 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, May 2015
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Nov 2019Monitoring visit
Before September 2019
May 2015Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Nov 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (25 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 25
- 5% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 48% who had a child bullied