# St Richard's RC Primary School

St Richard's RC Primary School is a primary school in Manchester, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 454 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E105544. [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 454
- Council: Manchester
- URN: 105544

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), June 2024
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 19 June 2024
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- 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, 75% of pupils at St Richard's RC 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 | 75% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 13% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109 | 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.

- [Crowcroft Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crowcroft-park-primary-school-e105413): 140 m. Primary. Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Gorton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gorton-primary-school-e143763): 490 m. Primary. Good (overall), January 2023. 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Grange School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grange-school-e145845): 510 m. Special. Outstanding (overall), October 2023
- [Stanley Grove Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stanley-grove-primary-academy-e138785): 790 m. Primary. Standards maintained, December 2024. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Longsight Community Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/longsight-community-primary-e139790): 840 m. Primary. Standards maintained, November 2024. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Agnes C of E Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-agnes-c-of-e-primary-school-e105500): 850 m. Primary. Good (overall), October 2022. 48% 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/105544)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/105544)

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