St Philip's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Manchester
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Manchester City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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St Philip's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Manchester for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 7 June 2023. Manchester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Philip's Church of England Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 41% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Manchester that have results, 41% was the lowest 2024/25 reading, writing and maths figure.
- Reception 2026 had 14 first-choice applications for 17 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- There are 16.6 pupils per teacher; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Manchester is 20.8.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Manchester schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Loxford Street, Hulme, Manchester, M15 6BT
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Manchester
- Pupils on roll
- 173 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 40.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 7 June 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and safe at St Philip’s.”
- “They told the inspector that the school is very welcoming and that they value being part of the learning community.”
- “Pupils look forward to seeing their teachers each day, and they said that they enjoy learning about different topics.”
To improve
- “However, from time to time, teachers do not select the most appropriate activities to deliver new information and concepts to pupils.”
- “This hinders how well some pupils learn new content across the curriculum.”
- “Nonetheless, in a few subjects, teachers do not use leaders’ assessment systems well enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 July 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 41% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 14 first-preference applications, 17 offers in total, 14 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Manchester.
- St Wilfrid's RC Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Rolls Crescent Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Crown Street Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Webster Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Co-op Academy Medlock 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Mary's CofE Junior and Infant School 0.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Chrysostom's CofE Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published