Voluntary aided school · Manchester

St Brigid's RC Primary School

3–11Ages
219Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
105523URN

Grey Mare Lane, Beswick, Manchester, M11 3DR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.3per place

1.9 above Manchester median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Manchester

65 applications for 15 places · 4th of 125 in Manchester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

48%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 · 23 April 2024Ofsted'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

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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

4.3applications per place, Reception

1.9 above Manchester median (2.4) 2.1 above England median (2.2)

65 applications · 15 places offered · 15 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 4.3; Manchester median median 2.4
2025 3.1; Manchester median median 2.4
2024 4.1; Manchester median median 2.4
2023 3.7; Manchester median median 2.5
2022 3.1; Manchester median median 2.6
2021 2.4; Manchester median median 1.9
2020 3.1; Manchester median median 1.8
2019 3.0; Manchester median median 1.9
2018 3.3; Manchester median median 2.0
2017 2.8; Manchester median median 2.0
2016 2.4; Manchester median median 2.0
2015 2.8; Manchester median median 2.0
2014 2.2; 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	15	65	4.3	15	1.00
Sep 2025	22	67	3.1	21	0.95
Sep 2024	15	62	4.1	14	0.93
Sep 2023	20	74	3.7	20	1.00
Sep 2022	26	80	3.1	26	1.00
Sep 2021	24	58	2.4	21	0.88
Sep 2020	30	94	3.1	39	1.30
Sep 2019	29	87	3.0	32	1.10
Sep 2018	30	98	3.3	26	0.87
Sep 2017	30	83	2.8	34	1.13
Sep 2016	22	52	2.4	21	0.95
Sep 2015	30	84	2.8	35	1.17
Sep 2014	30	66	2.2	31	1.03

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 76% · Maths 55% → all three 48% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard48%95th of 123 in Manchester

Manchester 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard69%

Manchester 73% England 78%

Higher standard17%

Manchester 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Manchester 70% England 75%

Greater depth24%

Manchester 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard55%

Manchester 74% England 77%

Higher standard10%

Manchester 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (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	48%	7%	103	100
2023/24	43%	0%	102	101
2022/23	56%	4%	106	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 Brigid's RC Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

4.3applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Connell Co-Op College
0.2 km · Manchester

Not yet inspected
CofE School of the Resurrection
0.3 km · Manchester

Good2023

2.6applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Ashbury Meadow Primary School
0.7 km · Manchester

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy
0.8 km · Manchester

Good2024

2.6applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Ravensbury Community School
1.0 km · Manchester

Requires significant improvement 2026

1.7applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
St Francis RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
1.1 km · Manchester

Special measures Inadequate2023

2.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
All Saints Primary School
1.3 km · Manchester

Good2022

2.9applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Armitage CofE Primary School
1.3 km · Manchester

Standards maintained2024

1.7applications per place 57%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 105523 · 352/3429
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 239 pupils · 219 on roll
Free school meals: 63.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Grey Mare Lane, Beswick, Manchester, M11 3DR
Local authority: Manchester

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