- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Wythenshawe average, low absence.
42 first choices, 45 offers made
Met the standard at 1179%
Wythenshawe 54%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 460
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.4
Primary schools in Wythenshawe
All 31 primary schools in Wythenshawe. Narrow them down, then shortlist up to four to compare.
- Ofsted:Good
- Jewish
Results well above the Wythenshawe average, low absence.
27 first choices, 27 offers made
Met the standard at 1164%
Wythenshawe 54%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 173
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.6
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Wythenshawe average, low absence.
50 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1173%
Wythenshawe 54%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 251
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.9
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Wythenshawe average, low absence.
93 first choices, 90 offers made
Met the standard at 1167%
Wythenshawe 54%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 704
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.6
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Wythenshawe average, low absence.
19 first choices, 23 offers made
Met the standard at 1166%
Wythenshawe 54%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 202
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.1
- Ofsted:Good
Results well above the Wythenshawe average, low absence.
22 first choices, 23 offers made
Met the standard at 1168%
Wythenshawe 54%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 203
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.5
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Wythenshawe average, low absence.
23 first choices, 24 offers made
Met the standard at 1165%
Wythenshawe 54%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 230
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.0
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Wythenshawe average, low absence.
26 first choices, 29 offers made
Met the standard at 1167%
Wythenshawe 54%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 232
- Pupils per teacher
- 28.6
St Wilfrid's CofE Aided Primary School Northenden
Manchester, M22 4NR · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well below the Wythenshawe average, low absence.
44 first choices, 44 offers made
Met the standard at 1143%
Wythenshawe 54%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 340
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.7
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results above the Wythenshawe average, low absence.
30 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1159%
Wythenshawe 54%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 256
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.8
- Ofsted:Needs attention in 2 areas
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Wythenshawe average, low absence.
43 first choices, 50 offers made
Met the standard at 1163%
Wythenshawe 54%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 397
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.6
Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Catholic Primary School
Manchester, M22 9NW · Academy · Primary · Ages 2 to 11
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results below the Wythenshawe average, low absence.
40 first choices, 40 offers made
Met the standard at 1148%
Wythenshawe 54%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 370
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.5
- Ofsted:Good in every area
- Has a nursery
Results above the Wythenshawe average.
51 first choices, 65 offers made
Met the standard at 1157%
Wythenshawe 54%England 62%
- Days missed
- 6.3%Wythenshawe 7.2%
- Pupils
- 472
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.4
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results close to the Wythenshawe average.
35 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1152%
Wythenshawe 54%England 62%
- Days missed
- 7.2%Wythenshawe 7.2%
- Pupils
- 227
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.5
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results close to the Wythenshawe average.
43 first choices, 46 offers made
Met the standard at 1156%
Wythenshawe 54%England 62%
- Days missed
- 7.6%Wythenshawe 7.2%
- Pupils
- 395
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.2
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results below the Wythenshawe average, low absence.
66 first choices, 68 offers made
Met the standard at 1149%
Wythenshawe 54%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 665
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.7
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well below the Wythenshawe average.
39 first choices, 42 offers made
Met the standard at 1139%
Wythenshawe 54%England 62%
- Days missed
- 6.5%Wythenshawe 7.2%
- Pupils
- 417
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.6
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results below the Wythenshawe average.
25 first choices, 26 offers made
Met the standard at 1149%
Wythenshawe 54%England 62%
- Days missed
- 6.7%Wythenshawe 7.2%
- Pupils
- 385
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.0
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well below the Wythenshawe average.
49 first choices, 51 offers made
Met the standard at 1142%
Wythenshawe 54%England 62%
- Days missed
- 7.7%Wythenshawe 7.2%
- Pupils
- 577
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.7
- Ofsted:Needs attention in 4 areas
- Has a nursery
Results above the Wythenshawe average, low absence.
36 first choices, 37 offers made
Met the standard at 1160%
Wythenshawe 54%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 407
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.3
- Ofsted:Requires improvement in 2 areas
- Has a nursery
Results above the Wythenshawe average, high absence.
35 first choices, 35 offers made
Met the standard at 1159%
Wythenshawe 54%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 413
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.8
- Ofsted:Requires improvement in 1 area
- Has a nursery
Results above the Wythenshawe average.
40 first choices, 40 offers made
Met the standard at 1160%
Wythenshawe 54%England 62%
- Days missed
- 6.4%Wythenshawe 7.2%
- Pupils
- 479
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.1
St. Aidan's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Manchester, M23 0BW · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11
- Ofsted:Requires improvement
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results well below the Wythenshawe average.
11 first choices, 11 offers made
Met the standard at 1129%
Wythenshawe 54%England 62%
- Days missed
- 6.8%Wythenshawe 7.2%
- Pupils
- 207
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.1
- Ofsted:Inadequate
- Has a nursery
Results well below the Wythenshawe average, high absence.
10 first choices, 12 offers made
Met the standard at 1131%
Wythenshawe 54%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 163
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.2
- Primary schools31including 7 special
- Met the standard at 1153.5%
- Good or Outstanding89%of graded schools ·
- Faith schools8 of 316 Catholic, 1 Church of England
- With a nursery class22take children from 2 or 3
- Free school meals46.3%of pupils get them
The big picture
How Wythenshawe's primary schools spread out
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Met the expected standard at 11
Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.
Days missed
Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.
Ofsted grades in Wythenshawe
The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 13 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.
- Outstanding: 1 of 18
- Good: 15 of 18
- Requires improvement: 1 of 18
- Inadequate: 1 of 18
Before you apply
Four things worth knowing in Wythenshawe
Some are faith schools.
8 of the 31 primary schools in Wythenshawe have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.
Show schools with no religious characterA nursery place isn't a Reception place.
22 schools take children from age 2 or 3. You still need to apply for Reception, even if your child is already in the school's nursery.
Show schools with a nurseryApply by 15 January.
Apply to your council for a Reception place starting in September. Offers come out on 16 April.
Check how old the Ofsted grade is.
Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.
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About these schools
Primary schools in Wythenshawe, explained
There are 31 primary schools in Wythenshawe, teaching 9,060 children. 12 are run by the council and 14 are academies or free schools. Among them are 7 special and 3 independent schools.
89% of the mainstream state schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 1 of them is Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
53.5% of pupils in Wythenshawe met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 0% to 79%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.
46.3% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £8,778 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 19.1% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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Questions
Questions parents ask
How many primary schools are in Wythenshawe?
There are 31 primary schools in Wythenshawe, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best primary schools in Wythenshawe?
The highest-ranked primary schools in Wythenshawe on Eduscope are Rack House Primary School, North Cheshire Jewish Primary School and Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding primary schools are in Wythenshawe?
Wythenshawe has 1 primary schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 15 are rated Good, meaning 89% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are primary schools in Wythenshawe ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
How do primary schools in Wythenshawe perform at Key Stage 2?
Across primary schools in Wythenshawe, 54% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at Key Stage 2. This figure is based on the latest published results from the Department for Education.
What is the average class size in Wythenshawe primary schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across primary schools in Wythenshawe is 20:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.
How do I choose a primary school in Wythenshawe?
When choosing a primary school in Wythenshawe, consider Ofsted ratings, Key Stage 2 results, distance from home, school size, and whether the school offers wrap-around care. You can compare all 31 primary schools on Eduscope using filters for school type, gender, religious character, and more.
Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.