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St. Aidan's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

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  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Manchester
  • M23 0BW
Ofsted Requires improvement · inspected Oct 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 14,704 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 98%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 42%42%2016/17: top 55%2017/18: top 77%2018/19: top 92%2022/23: top 95%2023/24: top 91%2024/25: top 98%No exams

Against North WestArrows: North West rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM29% · North West 63%1/10 Well below North West
Higher standard, RWM0% · North West 6%1/10 Well below North West−48.4 pts
Reading score101 · North West 1051/10 Well below North West−11.7 pts
Maths score101 · North West 1051/10 Well below North West−8.2 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 58% · 26 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 61% · 23 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 55% · 29 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 44% · 32 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 34% · 35 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 40% · 35 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 29% · 35 pupils · North West 63%61%29%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 12% · 26 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 17% · 23 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 7% · 29 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 9% · 32 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 0% · 35 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 3% · 35 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 0% · 35 pupils · North West 6%17%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 26 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 103 · 23 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 102 · 29 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 102 · 32 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 102 · 35 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 103 · 35 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 101 · 35 pupils · North West 105104101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 105 · 26 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 106 · 23 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 104 · 29 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 103 · 32 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 101 · 35 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 100 · 35 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 101 · 35 pupils · North West 105106100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
11 of 11 who put it first2014 · 90.3%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1111
2nd90
3rd120

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2009Goodas predecessor
  3. 2014Goodas predecessor
  4. 2018Remains Goodas predecessor
  5. 2023Requires improvementas predecessor

1 strong areas

  • Early years provision

4 weak areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026207
Free school meals (past 6 years)39.1%
First language not English27.0%
SEN support19.5%
EHC plan4.0%
Absence (sessions missed)6.8%
Persistently absent pupils20.9%

Girls 48.2%Boys 51.8%

98.6% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher22.1
Pupils per adult9.7
  • Classroom teachers 7.7
  • Leadership 1.7
  • Teaching assistants 12
  • Other support 2.2

Teachers 9.4 FTE · Whole workforce 23.6 · 30 people

Financials · 2024/25

Per-pupil figures left out: this return covers 11 months.

  • +£27,000revenue reserve
  • −£50,000in-year balance

Multi-academy trust: CORPUS CHRISTI CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST (12 academies) · trust reserve £753,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it