The Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Primary SchoolWilbraham Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

The Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Primary School and Wilbraham Primary School are primary schools in Manchester.

  • The Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Primary School scores 40 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Wilbraham Primary School scores 46 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Wilbraham Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • The Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Primary School was judged Requires improvement and Wilbraham 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 38.0% for The Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Primary School and 56.0% for Wilbraham Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at The Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Primary School (45.0% in 2022-23, 38.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Wilbraham Primary School (46.0% in 2022-23, 56.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

The Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Primary School versus Wilbraham Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ManchesterThe Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Primary SchoolManchesterWilbraham Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD40/100D46/100Stronger figure
Local ranking103rd of 123 in Manchester 99th of 123 in Manchester Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: Requires improvementOfsted: GoodStronger figure
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll406 579
Capacity480 720
LocationManchester, M14 7SH Manchester, M14 7FB
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard38.0% 56.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard4.0% 5.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score103.0 104.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 104.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census430 626
Free school meals (ever 6)48.8% 59.7%
English as an additional language60.7% 63.7%
SEN support18.8% 12.8%
SEN with an EHC plan2.8% 4.5%
Attendance
Overall absence5.0% Stronger figure6.7% 6.2%
Persistent absence16.8% Stronger figure20.4% 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.

The Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Primary School

Wilbraham Primary School

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