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St Anthony's Catholic Primary School

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

personMr Peter Johnson

corporate_fareCORPUS CHRISTI CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST

location_onManchester, M22 0NT

language Visit Website phone 1614373029

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2015

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Students

724

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Expected Standard

49%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Anthony's Catholic Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Manchester, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 83% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Anthony's Catholic Primary School is an academy converter in Manchester, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of CORPUS CHRISTI CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 700 pupils on roll, of whom 35% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 49% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 1% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #107 of 127 primaries in Manchester and #11,690 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 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.2 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

49%

LA 57%

Reading64% LA 71%

Writing67% LA 65%

Maths60% LA 70%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

51%

LA 54%England 61%

Reading65% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing61% LA 64% · Eng 72%

Maths63% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

49%

LA 52%England 60%

Reading64% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing78% LA 62% · Eng 71%

Maths64% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.0

Read

LA -0.3

-1.3 to 1.4

0.5

Write

LA -1.2

-0.8 to 1.8

-0.5

Maths

LA 0.1

-1.7 to 0.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading73% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing71% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths83% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.3

Read

LA 0.3

-1.1 to 1.7

-1.6

Write

LA 0.1

-2.9 to -0.3

-0.2

Maths

LA 0.6

-1.4 to 1.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 61%

Reading75% LA 72%

Writing80% LA 73%

Maths90% LA 74%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.8

Read

LA 0.9

-2.1 to 0.5

-0.5

Write

LA 0.3

-1.8 to 0.8

1.2

Maths

LA 1.1

0 to 2.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2015-02-03

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-12-07

None EIF

Good

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

1.1%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.7%(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 700 pupils. During this period, there were 8 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.1%, 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)	700	8	1.1%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	690	8	1.2%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	718	3	0.4%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	712	1	0.1%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	709	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	728	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	724	6	0.8%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	704	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	731	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	729	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	716	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	717	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	703	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	705	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	701	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	701	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	695	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	688	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	680	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	656	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	678	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	682	1	0.1%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	678	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	681	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	680	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	673	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 71 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 41 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

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St Anthony's Catholic Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Roman Catholic)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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