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St. Aidan's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Rackhouse Road, Northern Moor, Manchester M23 0BW · st-aidans.co.uk · 0161 998 4126
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 29%
- 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
- 207
- 99% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 39.6%
- First language not English
- 39.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 11 families put the school first and 11 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 15 | 14 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 25 | 21 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 29% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% 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 | |||
| ▼29% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼101 | 106 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 105519)
Ofsted
St. Aidan's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 3 October 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 3 Oct 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105519)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2014
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 105519), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Apr 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105519)
Feb 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105519)
May 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105519)