St Richard's RC Primary School is a primary school located in Manchester. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 14/06/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is well above average, progress in reading and progress in writing are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.9%, which is 1.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Wilpshire Avenue, Manchester

School Information

Address: Wilpshire Avenue, Manchester, M12 5TL
Website: www.st-richards.manchester.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01612245552
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Manchester
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Jonathan Murray
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 105544

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 14/06/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 472
Number of Pupils: 468
Number of Boys: 229
Number of Girls: 239

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.1 Confidence interval -0.5 to 2.7
Writing
Average: 0.6 Confidence interval -0.9 to 2
Maths
Well Above Average: 3.4 Confidence interval 2 to 4.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:83%
England Average:65%

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

School:18%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
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
Reddish Vale Nursery School
Reddish Vale Road , Reddish SK5 7EU
4out of 4 3,145 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Richard's RC Primary School
Wilpshire Avenue , Longsight M12 5TL
4out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Crowcroft Park Primary School
Stovell Avenue , M12 5SY
3out of 4 148 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Gorton Primary School
Mount Road , Gorton M18 7GR
- not rated 536 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School
Stanley Grove Primary Academy
Stanley Grove , M12 4NL
3out of 4 867 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Longsight Community Primary
Farrer Road , Longsight M13 0QX
3out of 4 913 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Peter's RC High School
Kirkmanshulme Lane , M12 4WB
3out of 4 940 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Cedar Mount Academy
Gorton Education Village , 50 Wembley Road M18 7DT
2out of 4 1,001 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Manchester Enterprise Academy Central
Lytham Road , Levenshulme M14 6PL
- not rated 1,322 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Levenshulme High School
Crossley Road , Levenshulme M19 1FS
4out of 4 1,854 yd Academy sponsor led No Girls More About School
Dean Trust Ardwick
345 Stockport Road , M13 0LF
3out of 4 1,889 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
LTE Group
Whitworth House , Whitworth St M11 2WH
- not rated 2,387 yd Further education Yes Mixed More About School
Xaverian College
Lower Park Road , M14 5RB
- not rated 2,465 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Connell Coop College
301 Alan Turing Way , M11 3BS
- not rated 3,210 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Prospect House Specialist Support Primary School
Matthews Lane , M12 4GR
- not rated 559 yd Free schools special Yes Mixed More About School
Grange School
Matthews Lane , Gorton M12 4GR
1out of 4 559 yd Academy special sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Melland High School
Gorton Education Village , M18 7DT
4out of 4 1,001 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Rodney House School
2 Albert Grove , Longsight M12 4WF
4out of 4 1,049 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Manchester Vocational and Learning Academy
4-6 Park Grove , M19 3AQ
- not rated 1,082 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.