St. Aidan's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

Manchester · M23 0BW

General information Primary School · 3-11 years Who goes here 207 pupils, 39.6% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted: Requires improvement

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St. Aidan's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

General Information

Address: Rackhouse Road, Northern Moor, Manchester, M23 0BW – View on map
Phone: 01619984126
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Sarah Yates
Age range: 3-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 11 families put it first for 11 places – 10 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2025 9 · 2026 10
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

207 pupils out of 210 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 82
% eligible for free school meals: 39.6%
Pupil mix: 8 in 10 (similar to the Manchester average)
English as an additional language: 40% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 10.4% a year (Manchester 15.1%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 0% moved to another school, 100% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (one year, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Manchester: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 6 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 5 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 8 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Manchester, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 6.8%
Persistently absent pupils: 20.9%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 16.4%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.4%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 13 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 9 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 8 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 5 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Requires improvement 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Year 6 SATs results for this school haven't been added yet.

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107th of 110 primary schools in Manchester for Ofsted rating

#105St Chad's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyRequires improvement
#106St John Bosco RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyRequires improvement
#107St. Aidan's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyRequires improvement
#108The Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#109Peel Hall Primary AcademyInadequate

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Abbott Community Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Armitage CofE Primary SchoolOutstanding
#3Cringle Brook Primary SchoolOutstanding
#4Crossacres Primary AcademyOutstanding
#5Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School ManchesterOutstanding
#6King David Primary SchoolOutstanding
#7Manley Park Primary SchoolOutstanding
#8Old Moat Primary SchoolOutstanding
#9St Kentigern's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyOutstanding
#10St Mary's CofE Junior and Infant SchoolOutstanding
#11Abbey Hey Primary AcademyGood
#12Acacias Community Primary SchoolGood
#13All Saints C of E Primary SchoolGood
#14All Saints Primary SchoolGood
#15Alma Park Primary SchoolGood
#16Barlow Hall Primary SchoolGood
#17Birchfields Primary SchoolGood
#18Bowker Vale Primary SchoolGood
#19Briscoe Lane AcademyGood
#20Broad Oak Primary SchoolGood
#21Brookburn Community SchoolGood
#22Button Lane Primary SchoolGood
#23Chapel Street Community Primary SchoolGood
#24Charlestown Community Primary SchoolGood
#25Cheetham CofE Community AcademyGood
#26Cheetwood Primary SchoolGood
#27Chorlton Park PrimaryGood
#28Christ The King RC Primary School ManchesterGood
#29Claremont Primary SchoolGood
#30Co-op Academy BroadhurstGood
#31CofE School of the ResurrectionGood
#32Cravenwood Primary AcademyGood
#33Crumpsall Lane Primary SchoolGood
#34Didsbury CofE Primary SchoolGood
#35E-ACT Blackley AcademyGood
#36Gorton Primary SchoolGood
#37Higher Openshaw Community SchoolGood
#38Irk Valley Community SchoolGood
#39Ladybarn Primary SchoolGood
#40Longsight Community PrimaryGood
#41Manchester Communication Primary AcademyGood
#42Mauldeth Road Primary SchoolGood
#43Moston Lane Community Primary SchoolGood
#44New Moston Primary SchoolGood
#45Newall Green Primary SchoolGood
#46Northenden Community SchoolGood
#47Oasis Academy AspinalGood
#48Oasis Academy Harpur MountGood
#49Oasis Academy TempleGood
#50Old Hall Drive AcademyGood
#51Oswald Road Primary SchoolGood
#52Our Lady's RC Primary School ManchesterGood
#53Pike Fold Primary SchoolGood
#54Plymouth Grove Primary SchoolGood
#55Ringway Primary SchoolGood
#56Rushbrook Primary AcademyGood
#57Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#58Sandilands Primary SchoolGood
#59Seymour Road AcademyGood
#60Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#61St Agnes C of E Primary SchoolGood
#62St Ambrose RC Primary SchoolGood
#63St Andrew's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#64St Anne's RC Primary SchoolGood
#65St Anne's RC Primary School Crumpsall ManchesterGood
#66St Anthony's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#67St Augustine's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#68St Barnabas CofE Primary AcademyGood
#69St Bernard's RC Primary School ManchesterGood
#70St Brigid's RC Primary SchoolGood
#71St Catherine's RC Primary SchoolGood
#72St Clare's RC Primary SchoolGood
#73St Clement's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#74St Cuthbert's RC Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary AcademyGood
#75St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyGood
#76St Edmund's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyGood
#77St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#78St James' CofE Primary School GortonGood
#79St James' CofE Primary School, Birch-in-RusholmeGood
#80St John's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#81St John's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyGood
#82St Joseph's RC Primary School ManchesterGood
#83St Luke's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#84St Malachy's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyGood
#85St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyGood
#86St Margaret's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#87St Mary's CofE Primary School MostonGood
#88St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyGood
#89St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#90St Peter's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#91St Philip's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#92St Richard's RC Primary SchoolGood
#93St Wilfrid's CofE Aided Primary School NorthendenGood
#94St Wilfrid's CofE Junior and Infant SchoolGood
#95St Wilfrid's RC Primary SchoolGood
#96St Willibrord's RC Primary SchoolGood
#97Stanley Grove Primary AcademyGood
#98The Willows Primary SchoolGood
#99Webster Primary SchoolGood
#100West Didsbury CE Primary SchoolGood
#101Wilbraham Primary SchoolGood
#102Co-op Academy MedlockRequires improvement
#103Holy Trinity CofE Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#104Park View Community Primary AcademyRequires improvement
#105St Chad's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyRequires improvement
#106St John Bosco RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyRequires improvement
#107St. Aidan's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyRequires improvement
#108The Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#109Peel Hall Primary AcademyInadequate
#110St Francis RC Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyInadequate

Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,518 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

116th of 130 primary schools in Manchester for spending per pupil

#114Gorton Primary School£6,569
#115Chapel Street Community Primary School£6,545
#116St. Aidan's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy£6,518
#117St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School£6,494
#118St Wilfrid's CofE Aided Primary School Northenden£6,470

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1The Olive School, Manchester£12,633
#2Crown Street Primary School£11,773
#3Saviour CofE Primary School£9,806
#4Webster Primary School£9,425
#5Barlow Hall Primary School£9,376
#6Old Moat Primary School£9,077
#7St Ambrose RC Primary School£8,842
#8St Bernard's RC Primary School Manchester£8,756
#9Broad Oak Primary School£8,534
#10St Anne's RC Primary School£8,533
#11King David Primary School£8,479
#12St Philip's Church of England Primary School£8,438
#13Peel Hall Primary Academy£8,371
#14Benchill Primary School£8,178
#15Our Lady's RC Primary School Manchester£8,151
#16St Brigid's RC Primary School£8,119
#17Newall Green Primary School£8,072
#18All Saints Primary School£8,064
#19Baguley Hall Primary School£8,059
#20Rushbrook Primary Academy£8,015
#21Lily Lane Primary School£8,010
#22Chorlton CofE Primary School£7,945
#23Crowcroft Park Primary School£7,945
#24Crosslee Community Primary School£7,933
#25Claremont Primary School£7,881
#26St Willibrord's RC Primary School£7,852
#27Bowker Vale Primary School£7,851
#28St Wilfrid's RC Primary School£7,825
#29Plymouth Grove Primary School£7,816
#30Haveley Hey Community School£7,798
#31Higher Openshaw Community School£7,767
#32Ringway Primary School£7,756
#33Ashbury Meadow Primary School£7,724
#34Armitage CofE Primary School£7,721
#35Didsbury CofE Primary School£7,679
#36Button Lane Primary School£7,665
#37Abbott Community Primary School£7,663
#38Holy Trinity CofE Primary School£7,655
#39Cheetwood Primary School£7,650
#40Crossacres Primary Academy£7,642
#41St Mary's CofE Junior and Infant School£7,617
#42Crab Lane Primary School£7,558
#43St Clare's RC Primary School£7,519
#44Rack House Primary School£7,501
#45St James' CofE Primary School, Birch-in-Rusholme£7,494
#46The Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Primary School£7,489
#47St Augustine's CofE Primary School£7,470
#48St Andrew's CofE Primary School£7,456
#49Sandilands Primary School£7,454
#50Rolls Crescent Primary School£7,450
#51Charlestown Community Primary School£7,445
#52Christ The King RC Primary School Manchester£7,411
#53Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester£7,396
#54Wilbraham Primary School£7,374
#55St Margaret's CofE Primary School£7,365
#56St John's CofE Primary School£7,348
#57CofE School of the Resurrection£7,324
#58Cringle Brook Primary School£7,324
#59Pike Fold Primary School£7,303
#60St Francis RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy£7,297
#61Birchfields Primary School£7,289
#62Moston Fields Primary School£7,288
#63All Saints C of E Primary School£7,278
#64St Wilfrid's CofE Junior and Infant School£7,270
#65Co-op Academy Medlock£7,243
#66Moston Lane Community Primary School£7,233
#67Irk Valley Community School£7,213
#68St Mary's CofE Primary School Moston£7,196
#69St James' CofE Primary School Gorton£7,186
#70St Luke's CofE Primary School£7,180
#71Manchester Communication Primary Academy£7,176
#72Green End Primary School£7,165
#73Ravensbury Community School£7,155
#74Heald Place Primary School£7,154
#75St Peter's Catholic Primary School£7,146
#76The Willows Primary School£7,145
#77St Clement's CofE Primary School£7,140
#78St Chrysostom's CofE Primary School£7,136
#79Abbey Hey Primary Academy£7,132
#80Acacias Community Primary School£7,118
#81St Anne's RC Primary School Crumpsall Manchester£7,118
#82Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Catholic Primary School£7,089
#83St Joseph's RC Primary School Manchester£7,087
#84Sacred Heart RC Primary School£7,030
#85St Kentigern's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy£7,010
#86Cravenwood Primary Academy£6,992
#87Manley Park Primary School£6,980
#88Ladybarn Primary School£6,978
#89Varna Community Primary School£6,960
#90St Richard's RC Primary School£6,933
#91Longsight Community Primary£6,928
#92Crumpsall Lane Primary School£6,926
#93Briscoe Lane Academy£6,917
#94Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School£6,909
#95E-ACT Blackley Academy£6,903
#96St Paul's CofE Primary School£6,883
#97Chorlton Park Primary£6,869
#98Oasis Academy Aspinal£6,856
#99Cheetham CofE Community Academy£6,849
#100Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy£6,831
#101Brookburn Community School£6,800
#102Oswald Road Primary School£6,786
#103St Chad's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy£6,778
#104Stanley Grove Primary Academy£6,736
#105Mauldeth Road Primary School£6,710
#106St Anthony's Catholic Primary School£6,706
#107Unity Community Primary£6,703
#108St Agnes C of E Primary School£6,689
#109Old Hall Drive Academy£6,672
#110Co-op Academy New Islington£6,667
#111Oasis Academy Temple£6,661
#112New Moston Primary School£6,648
#113Park View Community Primary Academy£6,601
#114Gorton Primary School£6,569
#115Chapel Street Community Primary School£6,545
#116St. Aidan's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy£6,518
#117St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School£6,494
#118St Wilfrid's CofE Aided Primary School Northenden£6,470
#119Seymour Road Academy£6,448
#120St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy£6,440
#121Alma Park Primary School£6,310
#122Oasis Academy Harpur Mount£6,278
#123Co-op Academy Broadhurst£6,271
#124Beaver Road Primary School£6,161
#125St Catherine's RC Primary School£5,989
#126West Didsbury CE Primary School£5,718
#127St Edmund's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy£3,329
#128St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy£3,071
#129St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy£2,825
#130St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy£2,436

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