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St Brigid's RC Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided

Grey Mare Lane, Beswick, Manchester M11 3DR · st-brigids.manchester.sch.uk · 0161 223 5538

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Apr 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
48%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Manchester 58%, England 62%
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
219
92% of 239 places
Local authority
Manchester
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
63%
First language not English
9.6%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 15 families put the school first and 15 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 26 (Places 26)26September 2023: 20 (Places 20)20September 2024: 14 (Places 15)14September 2025: 21 (Places 22)21September 2026: 15 (Places 15)15Places 15
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202615151100%
September 2025Sept 202522211100%
September 2024Sept 202415140.9100%
September 2023Sept 202320201100%
September 2022Sept 202226261100%

Results

In 2024/25, 48% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across Manchester it was 58%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 57% (England 53%)57%2016/17: 42% (England 61%)42%2017/18: 65% (England 64%)65%2018/19: 55% (England 65%)55%2022/23: 56% (England 60%)56%2023/24: 43% (England 61%)43%2024/25: 48% (England 62%)48%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▼48%62%
●7%8%
Average scaled score
▼103106
▼100105
▼102105

Ofsted

St Brigid's RC Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 23 April 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
23 Apr 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jan 2019

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Jan 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Oct 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • Sept 2011Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (13 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
92%
Replies
13
6% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school▲93% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼85% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved●85% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲92% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲100% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn▼77% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲92% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲100% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●92% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲92% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly●78% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 69% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲82% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 38% who had a child bullied

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