# Didsbury CofE Primary School

Didsbury CofE Primary School is a primary school in Manchester, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 222 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E142265. [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 222
- Council: Manchester
- URN: 142265

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), November 2022
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 22 November 2022
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 79% of pupils at Didsbury CofE Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Manchester and 62% in England.
13% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Manchester | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 79% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 13% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 112 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Beaver Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beaver-road-primary-school-e140314): 290 m. Primary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Catherine's RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-catherines-rc-primary-school-e105524): 560 m. Primary. Good (overall), November 2023. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The Barlow RC High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-barlow-rc-high-school-e105581): 720 m. Secondary. School remains Good, June 2024. Attainment 8 of 49.2 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Moor Allerton Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moor-allerton-preparatory-school-e105585): 1 km. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Parrs Wood High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parrs-wood-high-school-e143260): 1.2 km. Secondary. Standards maintained, March 2025. Attainment 8 of 48.7 (2025/26, provisional)
- [West Didsbury CE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-didsbury-ce-primary-school-e141967): 1.3 km. Primary. School remains Good, July 2023. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/142265)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/142265)

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