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St Richard's RC Primary School

Wilpshire Avenue, Longsight, Manchester, M12 5TL

Local ranking30th of 123 primary schools in Manchester
Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

472

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Continues as St Richard's RC Primary School (URN 152813). Its page carries this history forward.

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
75.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
13.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
93.0%
Writing (Expected)
79.0%
Maths (Expected)
84.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
91.0%
Reading avg scaled score
109.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
109.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
112.0
Cohort Size
56

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
468
Boys
224 (49%)
Girls
230 (51%)
Capacity
472 (96% full)
SEND
23.3%
FSM Eligible
54.3%
EAL
58.3%
SEN with EHC Plan
3.9%
SEN Support
19.4%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
21.4:1
Teachers (FTE)
21.9
Budget per Pupil
£6,933/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
4.6% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
10.7% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • Asian Pakistani: 39.5%
  • Black African: 15.8%
  • White British: 9.9%
  • Asian Other: 8.9%
  • Other: 6.0%
  • Black Other: 5.0%
  • Mixed Other: 4.3%
  • Asian Bangladeshi: 4.3%

39.5%

Asian Pakistani

15.8%

Black African

9.9%

White British

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01612245552
admin@st-richards.manchester.sch.uk
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Wilpshire Avenue

Manchester, North West

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Administrative

URN
105544
UKPRN
10070746
Establishment No.
3482

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