SCHOOL PROFILE

St Kentigern's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 149453
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 96.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

13 March 2024
Latest published outcome School remains Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Manchester
Trust EMMAUS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 404 404 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 192 47.5% of pupils
Male pupils 212 52.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

47.5%
22.7 pts above England
School 47.5%
Manchester 46.4%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

34.4%
14.1 pts above England
School 34.4%
Manchester 42.0%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.2%
0.8 pts below England
School 0.2%
Manchester 1.9%
North West 0.8%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
30.0%
121
Indian
15.1%
61
White and Black Caribbean
9.4%
38
Any other ethnic group
7.9%
32
Caribbean
6.7%
27
Pakistani
5.9%
24
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 18.6% 75 of 404 pupils
2.3 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 18.6%
Manchester 23.4%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 15.1% 61 pupils
England 14.8% 0.3 pts above
EHC plans 3.5% 14 pupils
England 6.0% 2.6 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
No specialist assessment yet 33
Speech, language & communication 14
Moderate learning difficulty 10
Social, emotional & mental health 7
Physical disability 3
Severe learning difficulty 3

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

71.0% 10.6 pts above England
School 71.0%
Manchester 57.4%
North West 59.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

84.0%

10.2 pts above England

School 84.0%
Manchester 71.2%
North West 73.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

73.0%

2.7 pts above England

School 73.0%
Manchester 66.0%
North West 69.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

86.0%

14.0 pts above England

School 86.0%
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

7.68%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.46 pts higher than England
School 7.68%
Manchester 6.82%
North West 6.25%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

19.35%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.54 pts higher than England
School 19.35%
Manchester 18.60%
North West 15.89%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.93%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.13 pts higher than England
School 2.93%
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.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

96.2% 8.0 pts above England
St Kentigern's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
96.2%
Manchester
91.3%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information