SCHOOL PROFILE

St Clement's CofE Primary School

Primary Voluntary controlled school URN 105501
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity — Published school capacity
Capacity used — Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

15 January 2025
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

11 February 2020
Graded inspection Good
Published 4 March 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary controlled school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Manchester
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 240 240 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 122 50.8% of pupils
Male pupils 118 49.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

62.9%
38.1 pts above England
School 62.9%
Manchester 46.4%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

48.3%
28.0 pts above England
School 48.3%
Manchester 42.0%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

26.3%
25.3 pts above England
School 26.3%
Manchester 1.9%
North West 0.8%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

African
32.1%
77
White British
22.5%
54
Any other ethnic group
7.9%
19
Any other White background
5.4%
13
Any other Mixed background
5.0%
12
Any other Black background
4.6%
11
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 22.1% 53 of 240 pupils
1.3 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 22.1%
Manchester 23.4%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 18.3% 44 pupils
England 14.8% 3.5 pts above
EHC plans 3.8% 9 pupils
England 6.0% 2.3 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 23
Social, emotional & mental health 17
Autistic spectrum disorder 6
Moderate learning difficulty 3
Specific learning difficulty 2
Hearing impairment 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

58.0% 2.4 pts below England
School 58.0%
Manchester 57.4%
North West 59.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

74.0%

0.2 pts above England

School 74.0%
Manchester 71.2%
North West 73.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

61.0%

9.3 pts below England

School 61.0%
Manchester 66.0%
North West 69.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

71.0%

1.0 pts below England

School 71.0%
Manchester 70.8%
North West 71.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.67%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.55 pts lower than England
School 4.67%
Manchester 6.82%
North West 6.25%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

14.07%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

1.75 pts lower than England
School 14.07%
Manchester 18.60%
North West 15.89%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.01%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.21 pts higher than England
School 2.01%
Manchester 2.21%
North West 1.75%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information