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St Ann's RC Primary School

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

personMrs Maria Noctor

location_onManchester, M32 8SH

language Visit Website phone 1618657705

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2020

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Students

430

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Expected Standard

53%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Ann's RC Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Manchester, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 76% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Ann's RC Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Manchester, Trafford, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 424 pupils on roll, of whom 23% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 53% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 6% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #52 of 55 primaries in Trafford and #10,243 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2020. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.9 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

53%

LA 68%

Reading81% LA 79%

Writing65% LA 75%

Maths68% LA 77%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 66%England 61%

Reading80% LA 79% · Eng 74%

Writing85% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths85% LA 78% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 65%England 60%

Reading85% LA 78% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 74% · Eng 71%

Maths70% LA 78% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.0

Read

LA 1.1

1.4 to 4.6

-1.3

Write

LA 0.4

-2.8 to 0.2

1.5

Maths

LA 1.3

0.0 to 3.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

84%

LA 75%England 65%

Reading91% LA 81% · Eng 73%

Writing91% LA 84% · Eng 78%

Maths93% LA 85% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.6

Read

LA 1.4

1.9 to 5.2

2.5

Write

LA 0.5

0.9 to 4.0

1.9

Maths

LA 1.6

0.4 to 3.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 73%

Reading89% LA 81%

Writing89% LA 83%

Maths86% LA 81%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.2

Read

LA 0.8

1.6 to 4.8

1.3

Write

LA 0.3

-0.2 to 2.8

0.7

Maths

LA 1.0

-0.7 to 2.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

29 April 2025

Inspection Report

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25 February 2020

Inspection Report

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07 January 2011

Inspection Report

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13 December 2007

Inspection Report

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19 May 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2020-02-25

Exempt School Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2007-12-13

Section 5 RTI Historic EIF

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

1.7%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.2%(5 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 424 pupils. During this period, there were 7 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.7%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	424	7	1.7%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	421	9	2.1%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	433	4	0.9%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	433	4	0.9%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	417	16	3.8%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	431	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	430	2	0.5%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	430	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	442	2	0.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	438	7	1.6%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	441	1	0.2%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	435	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	440	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	438	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	450	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	450	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	451	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	443	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	444	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	446	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	436	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	439	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	440	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	445	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	449	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	445	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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 21 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 20 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 9 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Physical Disability 3 pupils