Voluntary aided school · Manchester

St Wilfrid's RC Primary School

3–11Ages
212Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
105539URN

Birchvale Close, Hulme, M15 5BJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

close to Manchester median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Manchester

56 applications for 23 places · 58th of 125 in Manchester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

92%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 · 10 May 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

10 May 2023
Graded inspection: Good
31 October 2019
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)

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

2.4applications per place, Reception

close to Manchester median (2.4) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

56 applications · 23 places offered · 23 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.4; Manchester median median 2.4
2025 2.3; Manchester median median 2.4
2024 2.7; Manchester median median 2.4
2023 2.8; Manchester median median 2.5
2022 2.9; Manchester median median 2.6
2021 1.9; Manchester median median 1.9
2020 2.3; Manchester median median 1.8
2019 2.4; Manchester median median 1.9
2018 2.6; Manchester median median 2.0
2017 2.2; Manchester median median 2.0
2016 2.7; Manchester median median 2.0
2015 2.5; Manchester median median 2.0
2014 2.9; 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	23	56	2.4	23	1.00
Sep 2025	25	58	2.3	25	1.00
Sep 2024	30	82	2.7	29	0.97
Sep 2023	30	85	2.8	34	1.13
Sep 2022	30	87	2.9	28	0.93
Sep 2021	30	58	1.9	33	1.10
Sep 2020	29	68	2.3	31	1.07
Sep 2019	30	73	2.4	35	1.17
Sep 2018	29	75	2.6	30	1.03
Sep 2017	29	64	2.2	35	1.21
Sep 2016	29	77	2.7	31	1.07
Sep 2015	25	62	2.5	20	0.80
Sep 2014	30	86	2.9	35	1.17

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 92% · Writing 92% · Maths 92% → all three 92% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard92%1st of 123 in Manchester

Manchester 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard92%

Manchester 73% England 78%

Higher standard64%

Manchester 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard92%

Manchester 70% England 75%

Greater depth16%

Manchester 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard92%

Manchester 74% England 77%

Higher standard48%

Manchester 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (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	92%	16%	110	109
2023/24	69%	3%	108	109
2022/23	77%	13%	106	108

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 RC Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.4applications per place 92%met the SATs standard
Crown Street Primary School
0.4 km · Manchester

Not yet inspected

2.4applications per place
Rolls Crescent Primary School
0.5 km · Manchester

2026

3.0applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St Philip's Church of England Primary School
0.5 km · Manchester

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Old Trafford Community Academy
0.9 km · Trafford

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.8applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
St Alphonsus RC Primary School
0.9 km · Trafford

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.6applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
St Mary's CofE Junior and Infant School
1.4 km · Manchester

Outstanding2024

1.7applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester
1.4 km · Manchester

Outstanding2024

2.8applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Webster Primary School
1.5 km · Manchester

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 65%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: 105539 · 352/3469
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 212 on roll
Free school meals: 57.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Birchvale Close, Hulme, M15 5BJ
Local authority: Manchester

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