St Wilfrid's CofE Aided Primary School Northenden

School overview

St Wilfrid's CofE Aided Primary School Northenden is a primary school serving Manchester, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy with a Church of England religious character. It has 334 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 43% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well below the national average of 61%. That is down 28.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 103 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 2% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). 98% of the families who made St Wilfrid's CofE Aided Primary School Northenden their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, even though the school made at least as many offers as it had first choices - the rest withdrew, moved or fell outside a priority group. Overall pupil absence was 5.1%. There are about 22.0 pupils per teacher. St Wilfrid's CofE Aided Primary School Northenden 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.