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

St. Aidan's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Manchester, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 207 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E151028. [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 207
- Council: Manchester
- URN: 151028

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Requires improvement (overall), October 2023, before the school changed
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 3 October 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Quality of education: Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement
- Personal development: Requires improvement
- Leadership and management: Requires improvement
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.

The Department for Education publishes no KS2 or KS4 results for this school.

## Schools nearby

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

- [Rack House Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rack-house-primary-school-e105448): 260 m. Primary. Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Pioneer House High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pioneer-house-high-school-e142893): 400 m. Special. Standards maintained, January 2025
- [Button Lane Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/button-lane-primary-school-e131938): 870 m. Primary. Good (overall), July 2023. 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Northenden Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/northenden-community-school-e152025): 1.1 km. Primary. Standards maintained, November 2024
- [Oakbrook School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakbrook-school-e152246): 1.2 km. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Southern Cross School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southern-cross-school-e151407): 1.3 km. Special. School remains Good, September 2023

## 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/151028)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/151028)

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-aidans-catholic-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e151028, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-aidans-catholic-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e151028#sc-sources.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-aidans-catholic-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e151028