Primary school in Manchester
St. Aidan's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Rackhouse Road, Northern Moor, Manchester, M23 0BW
Ofsted
Graded Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 3 October 2023.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 207
- Places
- 210
- How full
- Nearly full — 207 of 210 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 91 / 116
- Overall absence
- 7%
- Persistently absent
- 21%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 39%
- English as an additional language
- 27%
- With an EHC plan
- 4%
- On SEN support
- 19%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Manchester 044D, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 28%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 26%
- Households owning their home
- 38%
- Households in social housing
- 48%
- Households with no car
- 33%
- Adults economically inactive
- 41%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- CORPUS CHRISTI CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Sarah Yates
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Ward
- Northenden
- Constituency
- Wythenshawe and Sale East
- URN
- 151028
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rack House Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 79% | 0.2 mi |
| Button Lane Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 49% | 0.5 mi |
| Northenden Community SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | — | 0.7 mi |
| St Wilfrid's CofE Aided Primary School NorthendenAcademy sponsor led | Good 2024 | 43% | 0.9 mi |
| Baguley Hall Primary SchoolFoundation school | No grade | 57% | 1 mi |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2023 | 73% | 1.1 mi |
| Lime Tree Primary AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | 69% | 1.1 mi |
| Benchill Primary SchoolFoundation school | No grade | 60% | 1.1 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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