St Gilbert's RC Primary SchoolBarton Moss Community Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Manchester.

Summary of the comparison

St Gilbert's RC Primary School and Barton Moss Community Primary School are primary schools in Manchester.

  • St Gilbert's RC Primary School scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Barton Moss Community Primary School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). Barton Moss Community Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Gilbert's RC Primary School was judged the expected standard and Barton Moss Community Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 68.0% for St Gilbert's RC Primary School and 64.0% for Barton Moss Community Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at St Gilbert's RC Primary School (48.0% in 2022-23, 68.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Barton Moss Community Primary School (58.0% in 2022-23, 64.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Gilbert's RC Primary School versus Barton Moss Community Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ManchesterSt Gilbert's RC Primary SchoolManchesterBarton Moss Community Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD49/100C60/100Stronger figure
Local ranking41st of 73 in Salford 25th of 73 in Salford Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll237 222
Capacity260 210
LocationManchester, M30 8LZ Manchester, M30 7PT
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard68.0% Stronger figure64.0% 62.0%
At higher standard6.0% Stronger figure4.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure106.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure103.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census237 222
Free school meals (ever 6)13.7% 54.2%
English as an additional language14.8% 23.9%
SEN support21.9% 15.8%
SEN with an EHC plan2.5% 4.0%
Attendance
Overall absence5.4% Stronger figure7.7% 6.2%
Persistent absence8.8% Stronger figure21.9% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

St Gilbert's RC Primary School

Barton Moss Community Primary School

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