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Overview
SCHOOL PROFILE

St Edmund's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 151605
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 240 Published school capacity
Capacity used 87.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

17 July 2024
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

8 March 2023
Ungraded inspection School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published 10 May 2023
Published 23 September 2024 View Ofsted record
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 210 210 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 103 49.0% of pupils
Male pupils 107 51.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

61.0%
36.2 pts above England
School 61.0%
Manchester 46.4%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

40.5%
20.2 pts above England
School 40.5%
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.

African
51.9%
109
White British
28.1%
59
Any other Black background
6.7%
14
White and Black African
4.8%
10
Caribbean
2.4%
5
White and Black Caribbean
1.9%
4
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 19.5% 41 of 210 pupils
1.3 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 19.5%
Manchester 23.4%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 13.3% 28 pupils
England 14.8% 1.5 pts below
EHC plans 6.2% 13 pupils
England 6.0% 0.2 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 26
Social, emotional & mental health 10
Moderate learning difficulty 2
Multi-sensory impairment 1
Other difficulty or disability 1
Physical disability 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.

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

87.5% 0.7 pts below England
St Edmund's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
87.5%
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