Didsbury CofE Primary School is a primary school located in Manchester. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding, quality of education is good. The school inspection was carried out on 11/11/2008. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are above average, progress in writing is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.8%, which is 1.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Elm Grove, Manchester, M20 6RL
Website: www.didsbury-pri.manchester.sch.uk
Telephone: 01614457144
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Manchester
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Simon Ball
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 142265

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 11/11/2008

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 236
Number of Pupils: 236
Number of Boys: 112
Number of Girls: 124

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 2.9 Confidence interval 0.4 to 5.3
Writing
Average: 1.5 Confidence interval -0.7 to 3.8
Maths
Above Average: 2.9 Confidence interval 0.8 to 5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:93%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:37%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:110
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:110
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Freshfield Nursery School
42 Mauldeth Road , Heaton Mersey SK4 3NB
3out of 4 2,490 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Didsbury CofE Primary School
Elm Grove , Didsbury M20 6RL
4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Beaver Road Primary School
Beaver Road , Didsbury M20 6SX
4out of 4 312 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Catherine's RC Primary School
School Lane , Didsbury M20 6HS
4out of 4 606 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
West Didsbury CE Primary School
Central Road , West Didsbury M20 4ZA
3out of 4 1,385 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Broad Oak Primary School
Broad Oak Lane , East Didsbury M20 5QB
3out of 4 1,527 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Barlow RC High School and Specialist Science College
Parrs Wood Road , East Didsbury M20 6BX
3out of 4 789 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Parrs Wood High School
Wilmslow Road , East Didsbury M20 5PG
3out of 4 1,290 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Didsbury High School
4 The Avenue , Didsbury M20 2ET
- not rated 2,176 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Priestnall School
Priestnall Road , Heaton Mersey SK4 3HP
4out of 4 2,283 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Burnage Academy for Boys
Burnage Lane , Burnage M19 1ER
4out of 4 2,354 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Moor Allerton Preparatory School
131 Barlow Moor Road , West Didsbury M20 2PW
- not rated 1,117 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Lancasterian School
Elizabeth Slinger Road , West Didsbury M20 2XA
3out of 4 1,752 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Manchester Muslim Preparatory School
551 Wilmslow Road , Withington M20 4BA
- not rated 1,765 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Birches School
Newholme Road , West Didsbury M20 2XZ
4out of 4 1,780 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Stella Maris School
St John's Road , Heaton Mersey SK4 3BR
- not rated 1,809 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.