# St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy

St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy is a primary school in Manchester, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 220 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E137866. [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 220
- Council: Manchester
- URN: 137866

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), June 2024
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 5 June 2024
- 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, 77% of pupils at St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Manchester and 62% in England.
6% 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 | 77% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 6% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 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.

- [Music Stuff](https://openindex.co.uk/school/music-stuff-e137887): 280 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [LTE Group](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lte-group-e135524): 370 m. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Bridge College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bridge-college-e134143): 530 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [St Francis RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-francis-rc-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e150650): 620 m. Primary. Inadequate (overall), March 2023, before the school changed, special measures. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Connell Co-Op College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/connell-co-op-college-e139730): 630 m. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [The East Manchester Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-east-manchester-academy-e144494): 710 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 46.2 (2025/26, provisional)

## 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/137866)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/137866)

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