SCHOOL PROFILE

St. Aidan's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 151028
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 98.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

3 October 2023
Latest published outcome Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes Requires improvement
Personal development Requires improvement
Leadership & management Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

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

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 207 207 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 91 44.0% of pupils
Male pupils 116 56.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

39.6%
14.8 pts above England
School 39.6%
Manchester 46.4%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

39.6%
19.3 pts above England
School 39.6%
Manchester 42.0%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Manchester 1.9%
North West 0.8%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
41.5%
86
Indian
14.0%
29
Any other White background
11.6%
24
African
8.2%
17
Any other Mixed background
8.2%
17
Pakistani
3.9%
8
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 19.8% 41 of 207 pupils
1.0 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 19.8%
Manchester 23.4%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 16.4% 34 pupils
England 14.8% 1.6 pts above
EHC plans 3.4% 7 pupils
England 6.0% 2.7 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 18
Moderate learning difficulty 9
Social, emotional & mental health 9
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
Other difficulty or disability 1
Specific learning difficulty 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.

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

6.80%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.58 pts higher than England
School 6.80%
Manchester 6.82%
North West 6.25%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

20.86%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.04 pts higher than England
School 20.86%
Manchester 18.60%
North West 15.89%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.53%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.27 pts lower than England
School 0.53%
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

98.6% 10.4 pts above England
St. Aidan's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
98.6%
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