Voluntary aided school · Manchester

St Richard's RC Primary School

3–11Ages
454Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
105544URN

Wilpshire Avenue, Longsight, Manchester, M12 5TL · School website

This school is due to be replaced by St Richard's RC Primary School.

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.3 below Manchester median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Manchester

126 applications for 60 places · 89th of 125 in Manchester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

75%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 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
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

2.1applications per place, Reception

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

126 applications · 60 places offered · 58 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.1; Manchester median median 2.4
2025 2.4; Manchester median median 2.4
2024 2.5; Manchester median median 2.4
2023 2.6; Manchester median median 2.5
2022 2.4; Manchester median median 2.6
2021 2.2; Manchester median median 1.9
2020 2.4; Manchester median median 1.8
2019 2.5; Manchester median median 1.9
2018 2.5; Manchester median median 2.0
2017 2.3; Manchester median median 2.0
2016 2.6; Manchester median median 2.0
2015 2.3; 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	60	126	2.1	58	0.97
Sep 2025	60	142	2.4	65	1.08
Sep 2024	60	151	2.5	57	0.95
Sep 2023	60	156	2.6	64	1.07
Sep 2022	60	141	2.4	58	0.97
Sep 2021	61	132	2.2	74	1.21
Sep 2020	60	142	2.4	63	1.05
Sep 2019	60	149	2.5	72	1.20
Sep 2018	60	150	2.5	79	1.32
Sep 2017	60	136	2.3	77	1.28
Sep 2016	60	153	2.6	89	1.48
Sep 2015	60	138	2.3	70	1.17
Sep 2014	60	139	2.3	70	1.17

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 79% · Maths 84% → all three 75% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard75%13th of 123 in Manchester

Manchester 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Manchester 73% England 78%

Higher standard48%

Manchester 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Manchester 70% England 75%

Greater depth16%

Manchester 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard84%

Manchester 74% England 77%

Higher standard43%

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	75%	13%	109	109
2023/24	75%	13%	109	109
2022/23	66%	8%	107	106

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 Richard's RC Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.1applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Crowcroft Park Primary School
0.1 km · Manchester

2025

4.9applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Gorton Primary School
0.5 km · Manchester

Good2023

2.6applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Stanley Grove Primary Academy
0.8 km · Manchester

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Longsight Community Primary
0.8 km · Manchester

Standards maintained2024

3.6applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
St Agnes C of E Primary School
0.8 km · Manchester

Good2022

2.7applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Chapel Street Community Primary School
1.0 km · Manchester

Standards maintained2024

1.7applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart RC Primary School
1.1 km · Manchester

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.1applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Alma Park Primary School
1.2 km · Manchester

Remains Good2023

3.4applications per place 67%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: 105544 · 352/3482
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 472 pupils · 454 on roll
Free school meals: 51.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Wilpshire Avenue, Longsight, Manchester, M12 5TL
Local authority: Manchester

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