Voluntary controlled school · Manchester

St Clement's CofE Primary School

3–11Ages
240Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
105501URN

Abbey Hey Lane, Higher Openshaw, Manchester, M11 1LR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodFeb 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Jan 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

0.5 above Manchester median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Manchester

87 applications for 30 places · 32nd of 125 in Manchester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

58%met the expected standard

Manchester 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodFeb 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Jan 2025

The graded inspection, 11 February 2020Ofsted'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

Inspection history

15 January 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
11 February 2020
Graded inspection: 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

2.9applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Manchester median (2.4) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

87 applications · 30 places offered · 29 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.9; Manchester median median 2.4
2025 3.3; Manchester median median 2.4
2024 3.7; Manchester median median 2.4
2023 3.7; Manchester median median 2.5
2022 3.0; Manchester median median 2.6
2021 2.5; Manchester median median 1.9
2020 2.9; Manchester median median 1.8
2019 3.0; Manchester median median 1.9
2018 2.3; Manchester median median 2.0
2017 3.2; Manchester median median 2.0
2016 2.5; Manchester median median 2.0
2015 2.9; Manchester median median 2.0
2014 2.5; Manchester median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Manchester median in 13 of 13 years.

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	30	87	2.9	29	0.97
Sep 2025	30	100	3.3	32	1.07
Sep 2024	30	111	3.7	41	1.37
Sep 2023	30	111	3.7	34	1.13
Sep 2022	30	90	3.0	32	1.07
Sep 2021	28	71	2.5	26	0.93
Sep 2020	29	83	2.9	42	1.45
Sep 2019	30	90	3.0	40	1.33
Sep 2018	30	68	2.3	31	1.03
Sep 2017	30	95	3.2	38	1.27
Sep 2016	30	75	2.5	34	1.13
Sep 2015	29	84	2.9	38	1.31
Sep 2014	30	75	2.5	31	1.03

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 61% · Maths 71% → all three 58% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard58%66th of 123 in Manchester

Manchester 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

Manchester 73% England 78%

Higher standard39%

Manchester 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard61%

Manchester 70% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Manchester 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Manchester 74% England 77%

Higher standard13%

Manchester 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

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Manchester median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	58%	0%	106	102
2023/24	55%	0%	104	104
2022/23	48%	0%	103	104

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 Clement's CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

2.9applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Varna Community Primary School
0.6 km · Manchester

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Fairfield Road Primary School
0.8 km · Tameside

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Abbey Hey Primary Academy
0.9 km · Manchester

Improved significantly2024

2.1applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Higher Openshaw Community School
0.9 km · Manchester

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
St Anne's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
0.9 km · Tameside

Good2023

1.7applications per place
Manchester Road Primary Academy
1.0 km · Tameside

Standards maintained2024

1.7applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St James' CofE Primary School Gorton
1.0 km · Manchester

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Seymour Road Academy
1.4 km · Manchester

Remains Good2024

2.1applications per place 72%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 105501 · 352/3042
Religious character: Church of England
Free school meals: 62.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Abbey Hey Lane, Higher Openshaw, Manchester, M11 1LR
Local authority: Manchester

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