# St Wilfrid's CofE Aided Primary School Northenden

St Wilfrid's CofE Aided Primary School Northenden is a primary school in Manchester, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 340 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E142936. [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 340
- Council: Manchester
- URN: 142936

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, June 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 26 June 2024
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, 43% of pupils at St Wilfrid's CofE Aided Primary School Northenden met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Manchester and 62% in England.
2% 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 | 43% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 2% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 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.

- [The Watkin Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-watkin-centre-e150525): 220 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Oakbrook School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakbrook-school-e152246): 320 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Northenden Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/northenden-community-school-e152025): 610 m. Primary. Standards maintained, November 2024
- [Southern Cross School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southern-cross-school-e151407): 750 m. Special. School remains Good, September 2023
- [Benchill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/benchill-primary-school-e132241): 1.4 km. Primary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St. Aidan's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-aidans-catholic-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e151028): 1.5 km. Primary. Requires improvement (overall), October 2023, before the school changed

## 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/142936)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/142936)

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