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St Augustine's CofE Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMs Razia Shah

location_onManchester, M40 8PL

language Visit Website phone 1612052812

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2015

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Students

220

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Expected Standard

72%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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St Augustine's CofE Primary School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Manchester, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 29% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Augustine's CofE Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in Manchester, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 205 pupils on roll, of whom 64% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 72% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #27 of 127 primaries in Manchester and #2,176 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2015. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 15.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 57%

Reading83% LA 71%

Writing76% LA 65%

Maths83% LA 70%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 54%England 61%

Reading76% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing73% LA 64% · Eng 72%

Maths79% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 52%England 60%

Reading55% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing68% LA 62% · Eng 71%

Maths68% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.3

Read

LA -0.3

-3.8 to 1.3

0.6

Write

LA -1.2

-1.9 to 3.1

1.8

Maths

LA 0.1

-0.6 to 4.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

76%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading83% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing86% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths86% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.5

Read

LA 0.3

1.0 to 5.9

3.1

Write

LA 0.1

0.9 to 5.3

1.5

Maths

LA 0.6

-0.6 to 3.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

87%

LA 61%

Reading87% LA 72%

Writing87% LA 73%

Maths87% LA 74%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

5.1

Read

LA 0.9

3 to 7.2

2.9

Write

LA 0.3

0.9 to 4.9

4.3

Maths

LA 1.1

2.4 to 6.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2015-06-10

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2011-03-03

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 205 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	205	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	202	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	203	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	199	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	208	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	224	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	220	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	214	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	221	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	223	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	218	1	0.5%	0.5%	1
2020/21 (Summer term)	230	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	222	1	0.5%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	219	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	226	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	226	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	227	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	231	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	233	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	231	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	234	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	231	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	226	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	238	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	234	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	229	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 19 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 13 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils