St Richard's RC Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Manchester
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Not published
From Manchester City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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St Richard's RC Primary School is a primary school in Manchester for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 19 June 2024. Manchester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Richard's RC 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 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reading, writing and maths in 2024/25: 75% met the expected standard (England 62%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Manchester.
- In Reception 2026, there were 58 first-choice applications for 60 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 51.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 56.7% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Manchester.
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
- Wilpshire Avenue, Longsight, Manchester, M12 5TL
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Manchester
- Pupils on roll
- 454 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 51.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 19 June 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and proud of their school.”
- “As members of the school houses, known as Mathew, Mark, Luke and John, they learn to connect together with other pupils and to enjoy friendly competition.”
- “Pupils understand and follow the school’s rules.”
To improve
- “Nevertheless, in a few subjects, some of the curriculum is less clear about the key information that staff will teach and assess.”
- “This means that, at times, some pupils learn less information than the school intends.”
- “However, some of the support that the school provides is not matched carefully enough to some pupils’ individual needs.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 September 2024 (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) | 75% | 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: 58 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 58 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.
- Crowcroft Park Primary School 0.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Gorton Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Stanley Grove Primary Academy 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Longsight Community Primary 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Agnes C of E Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Chapel Street Community Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Sacred Heart RC Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Alma Park Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published