Voluntary controlled school · Manchester

St Wilfrid's CofE Junior and Infant School

3–11Ages
219Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
105496URN

Mabel Street, Newton Heath, Manchester, M40 1GB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

close to Manchester median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Manchester

56 applications for 25 places · 81st of 125 in Manchester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

72%met the expected standard

Manchester 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 19 September 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.2applications per place, Reception

close to Manchester median (2.4) close to England median (2.2)

56 applications · 25 places offered · 25 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.2; Manchester median median 2.4
2025 2.2; Manchester median median 2.4
2024 1.9; Manchester median median 2.4
2023 2.7; Manchester median median 2.5
2022 3.6; Manchester median median 2.6
2021 1.3; Manchester median median 1.9
2020 1.9; Manchester median median 1.8
2019 1.6; Manchester median median 1.9
2018 1.6; Manchester median median 2.0
2017 1.8; Manchester median median 2.0
2016 1.8; Manchester median median 2.0
2015 2.2; Manchester median median 2.0
2014 2.3; Manchester median median 1.9

This school
Manchester median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	25	56	2.2	25	1.00
Sep 2025	30	66	2.2	34	1.13
Sep 2024	22	41	1.9	22	1.00
Sep 2023	17	46	2.7	17	1.00
Sep 2022	11	40	3.6	11	1.00
Sep 2021	28	35	1.3	28	1.00
Sep 2020	30	58	1.9	29	0.97
Sep 2019	29	45	1.6	24	0.83
Sep 2018	30	49	1.6	30	1.00
Sep 2017	30	53	1.8	30	1.00
Sep 2016	24	43	1.8	21	0.88
Sep 2015	30	66	2.2	30	1.00
Sep 2014	30	70	2.3	29	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 91% · Writing 72% · Maths 94% → all three 72% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard72%26th of 123 in Manchester

Manchester 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard91%

Manchester 73% England 78%

Higher standard53%

Manchester 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Manchester 70% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Manchester 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard94%

Manchester 74% England 77%

Higher standard41%

Manchester 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Manchester median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	72%	3%	108	108
2023/24	63%	3%	104	103
2022/23	63%	0%	104	102

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Wilfrid's CofE Junior and Infant SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.2applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Christ The King RC Primary School Manchester
0.3 km · Manchester

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
All Saints C of E Primary School
0.4 km · Manchester

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Briscoe Lane Academy
0.9 km · Manchester

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
South Failsworth Community Primary School
0.9 km · Oldham

Good2024

1.8applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
St Willibrord's RC Primary School
0.9 km · Manchester

Remains Good2022

2.6applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Propps Hall Junior Infant and Nursery School
1.2 km · Oldham

Graded · no overall grade2024

4.0applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.2 km · Oldham

Remains Good · improving2023

1.8applications per place
Co-op Academy Broadhurst
1.3 km · Manchester

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 105496 · 352/3034
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 232 pupils · 219 on roll
Free school meals: 67.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Mabel Street, Newton Heath, Manchester, M40 1GB
Local authority: Manchester

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources