St Wilfrid's CofE Aided Primary School Northenden
Primary · Academy sponsor led · 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 Wilfrid's CofE Aided Primary School Northenden is a primary school in Manchester for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 26 June 2024. Manchester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Wilfrid's CofE Aided Primary School Northenden 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
- 2024/25 reading, writing and maths: 43% met the expected standard (England 62%), 2nd lowest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Manchester that have results.
- For Reception 2026, there were 44 first-choice applications for 44 offers; 43 offers went to first-choice families and 1 first-choice family was not offered a place.
- 27.1% of pupils were eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Manchester is 44.9%.
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
- Patterdale Road, Northenden, Manchester, M22 4NR
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Manchester
- Pupils on roll
- 340 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 27.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 26 June 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy to attend this friendly and welcoming school.”
- “They look forward to their time spent learning and playing.”
- “The school has a strong community spirit, fostered in part through the close bonds that older pupils develop with their younger peers.”
To improve
- “Nonetheless, some teachers do not check carefully enough on pupils’ developing learning.”
- “This means that, at times, staff do not identify and address pupils’ errors.”
- “These misconceptions can persist over time, which hinders pupils’ future learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 July 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) | 43% | 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: 44 first-preference applications, 44 offers in total, 43 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.
- Northenden Community School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Benchill Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St. Aidan's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Rack House Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Broad Oak Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Catholic Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Ambrose RC Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Didsbury CofE Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published