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St Chrysostom's CofE Primary School

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

personMr Gareth Elswood

location_onManchester, M13 0DX

language Visit Website phone 1612733621

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

478

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Expected Standard

71%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Chrysostom'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 31% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Chrysostom's CofE Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in Manchester, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 435 pupils on roll, of whom 34% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 71% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #25 of 127 primaries in Manchester and #2,133 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 16.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.5 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 57%

Reading85% LA 71%

Writing78% LA 65%

Maths89% LA 70%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 54%England 61%

Reading72% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing74% LA 64% · Eng 72%

Maths84% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 52%England 60%

Reading61% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing60% LA 62% · Eng 71%

Maths69% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.2

Read

LA -0.3

-1.6 to 2.0

-0.4

Write

LA -1.2

-2.1 to 1.4

1.8

Maths

LA 0.1

0.1 to 3.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading77% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing85% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths87% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.1

Read

LA 0.3

0.4 to 3.9

1.6

Write

LA 0.1

0.0 to 3.2

2.0

Maths

LA 0.6

0.5 to 3.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 61%

Reading73% LA 72%

Writing82% LA 73%

Maths89% LA 74%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.4

Read

LA 0.9

-3.1 to 0.3

-1.1

Write

LA 0.3

-2.7 to 0.5

0.6

Maths

LA 1.1

-0.9 to 2.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

02 February 2022

Inspection Report

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29 November 2016

Inspection Report

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03 November 2011

Inspection Report

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15 June 2009

Inspection Report

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05 June 2006

Inspection Report

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04 October 1999

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-11-29

Exempt School Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2011-11-03

None Legacy

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

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

0.5%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(2 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 435 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.5%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	435	2	0.5%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	444	2	0.5%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	473	3	0.6%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	474	1	0.2%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	464	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	478	3	0.6%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	478	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	477	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	467	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	467	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	472	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	476	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	473	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	450	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	469	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	469	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	468	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	462	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	450	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	445	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	462	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	459	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	459	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	462	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	463	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	452	0	0.0%	0.5%

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 41 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 7 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Physical Disability 4 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils