# West Didsbury CE Primary School

West Didsbury CE Primary School is a primary school in Manchester, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 402 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E141967. [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Free schools
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 402
- Council: Manchester
- URN: 141967

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, July 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 19 July 2023
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, 73% of pupils at West Didsbury CE Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Manchester and 62% in England.
17% 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 | 73% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 17% | 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.

- [Cavendish Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cavendish-primary-school-e152024): 410 m. Primary. Standards maintained, March 2025
- [Bridgelea Pupil Referral Unit](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bridgelea-pupil-referral-unit-e133945): 760 m. Pupil referral and alternative provision. School remains Good, December 2023
- [The Birches School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-birches-school-e105613): 800 m. Special. Good (overall), May 2024
- [Moor Allerton Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moor-allerton-preparatory-school-e105585): 810 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [St Paul's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-pauls-cofe-primary-school-e105498): 810 m. Primary. School remains Good, March 2023. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Manchester Muslim Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/manchester-muslim-preparatory-school-e105598): 920 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

## 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/141967)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/141967)

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