Ofsted: Requires improvement trending_up Places Available emoji_events #132 in Manchester public Top 94% UK

St Aidan's Catholic Primary School

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

personMrs Sarah Yates

location_onManchester, M23 0BW

language Visit Website phone 1619984126

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2023

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Students

246

school

Expected Standard

29%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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St Aidan's Catholic Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Manchester, serving ages 3-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 94% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Aidan's Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Manchester, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 246 pupils on roll.

In 2025, 29% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #132 of 140 primaries in Manchester and #13,945 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement, personal development Requires improvement, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.8× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 26.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 3.2%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.7 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

29%

LA 57%

Reading51% LA 71%

Writing37% LA 65%

Maths54% LA 70%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

40%

LA 54%England 61%

Reading60% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing46% LA 64% · Eng 72%

Maths49% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

34%

LA 52%England 60%

Reading60% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing43% LA 62% · Eng 71%

Maths54% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.4

Read

LA -0.3

-5.8 to -1.1

-7.6

Write

LA -1.2

-9.8 to -5.4

-3.0

Maths

LA 0.1

-5.2 to -0.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

44%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading59% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing72% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths69% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.8

Read

LA 0.3

-1.4 to 3.0

-0.6

Write

LA 0.1

-2.7 to 1.4

-0.4

Maths

LA 0.6

-2.3 to 1.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 61%

Reading55% LA 72%

Writing69% LA 73%

Maths69% LA 74%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.2

Read

LA 0.9

-4.5 to 0.1

-1.7

Write

LA 0.3

-3.9 to 0.5

Maths

LA 1.1

-2.1 to 2.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

30 September 2024

Inspection Report

03 October 2023

Inspection Report

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24 April 2018

Inspection Report

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26 February 2014

Inspection Report

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09 January 2012

Inspection Report

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18 May 2009

Inspection Report

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16 October 2007

Inspection Report

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10 July 2006

Inspection Report

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02 October 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-10-03

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Requires improvement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2018-04-24

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-02-26

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-05-18

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

2.0%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.8%(2 pupils)

Summer term 2024

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 244 pupils. During this period, there were 5 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.0%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2023/24 (Summer term)	244	5	2.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	244	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	229	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	256	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	246	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	241	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	259	1	0.4%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	262	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	251	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	258	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	244	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	239	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	240	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	240	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	232	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	250	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	253	4	1.6%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	241	1	0.4%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	250	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	248	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	233	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	246	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	245	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	243	0	0.0%	0.5%