West Didsbury CE Primary School

School overview

West Didsbury CE Primary School is a primary school serving Manchester, classified by the DfE as a free school with a Church of England religious character. It has 412 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. 73% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 7.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 15% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 109 in reading and 109 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 17% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). West Didsbury CE Primary School is oversubscribed: about 8 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 71 first choices for 60 places. Overall pupil absence was 4.6%. There are about 25.7 pupils per teacher. West Didsbury CE Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.