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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 105496

St Wilfrid's CofE Junior and Infant School

Voluntary controlled school · Manchester · M40 1GB

Ages 3–11 · 219 pupils · Manchester

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

63%

Overall absence

6.8%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-09-19

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)63%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)22.8%
Unauthorised1.8%
Authorised absence
5.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
189

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

22

Places offered

22

1st-preference offers

22

Total preferences (any rank)
41
Preferred offers (top 3)
22
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill94%

219 pupils · 232 places

Pupils on roll
219
Boys / girls
115 / 104
School capacity
232
Capacity fill
219 / 232 (94%)
Free school meals
67.1%
FSM pupils
147
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Manchester
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Miss Laura Flynn

Location

Address
Mabel Street, Newton Heath
Postcode
M40 1GB
Town
Manchester
Local authority
Manchester
District
Manchester
Constituency
Manchester Central
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Manchester, Manchester, 219 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 67.1%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Manchester.

Open schools in Manchester
415
Primary schools in Manchester
285
Academies among open schools in Manchester
40% (168)
Open schools in M40
23
Primary in M40
17
Open schools in Manchester LA
220
Primary in Manchester LA
137

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in ManchesterNear M40

  • All Saints C of E Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Manchester · M40 1LS · Manchester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS244%
    • Absence7.5%
    • FSM55.5%
    • Demand1.00

    0.3 miles away

  • Briscoe Lane Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Manchester · M40 2TB · Manchester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS266%
    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM70.8%
    • Demand1.00

    0.5 miles away

  • St Willibrord's RC Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Manchester · M11 4WR · Manchester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS255%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM55.7%
    • Demand1.00

    0.6 miles away

  • Co-op Academy Broadhurst

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Manchester · M40 0BX · Manchester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS252%
    • Absence6.8%
    • FSM34.6%
    • Demand1.03

    0.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Laura Flynn
Telephone
01616811385
Website
www.stwilfridsceprimary.co.uk

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