St Wilfrid's CofE Junior and Infant School
Mabel Street, Newton Heath, Manchester, M40 1GB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Miss Laura Flynn
- Diocese
- Diocese of Manchester
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Manchester Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 232
- Pupils on roll
- 219
- URN
- 105496
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01616811385
About this school
St Wilfrid's CofE Junior and Infant School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Manchester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 219 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 32 | 31 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 63% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 3% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 87% | 91% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 68% | 94% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 77% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Wilfrid's CofE Junior and Infant School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Manchester average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 63% | 52.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 212 |
| 2023/24 | 223 |
| 2024/25 | 235 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Wilfrid's CofE Junior and Infant School compares
St Wilfrid's CofE Junior and Infant School ranked 29th of 125 primary schools in Manchester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 6.6% | 62.7% | 219 | — |
| Christ The King RC Primary School Manchester | 64% | 6.1% | 55.7% | 387 | 0.2 miles |
| All Saints C of E Primary School | 56% | 7.3% | 58.7% | 221 | 0.3 miles |
| Briscoe Lane Academy | 61% | 5.4% | 68.9% | 592 | 0.5 miles |
| South Failsworth Community Primary School | 52% | 5.1% | 17.8% | 441 | 0.6 miles |
| St Willibrord's RC Primary School | 71% | 4.9% | 54.5% | 230 | 0.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 62.68%
- English as an additional language
- 12.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.58%
- Persistent absence
- 20.43%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Christ The King RC Primary School Manchester0.2 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
All Saints C of E Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Briscoe Lane Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
South Failsworth Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
St Willibrord's RC Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
St Wilfrid's CofE Junior and Infant School ranks 59th of the 252 ranked primary schools in Manchester.
- Abbey Hey Primary Academy Primary
- Abbott Community Primary School Primary
- Acacias Community Primary School Primary
- Acre Hall Primary School Primary
- Aldwyn Primary School Primary
- Alkrington Primary School Primary
- All Saints C of E Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand Primary
- All Saints Primary School Primary
- Alma Park Primary School Primary
- Armitage CofE Primary School Primary
- Ashbury Meadow Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Wilfrid's CofE Junior and Infant School teach?
- St Wilfrid's CofE Junior and Infant School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of St Wilfrid's CofE Junior and Infant School?
- The headteacher of St Wilfrid's CofE Junior and Infant School is Miss Laura Flynn, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Wilfrid's CofE Junior and Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Wilfrid's CofE Junior and Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is St Wilfrid's CofE Junior and Infant School?
- St Wilfrid's CofE Junior and Infant School has 219 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Wilfrid's CofE Junior and Infant School full?
- St Wilfrid's CofE Junior and Infant School has capacity for 232 pupils and 219 on roll (94%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Wilfrid's CofE Junior and Infant School a faith school?
- Yes. St Wilfrid's CofE Junior and Infant School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Manchester.
- Does St Wilfrid's CofE Junior and Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Wilfrid's CofE Junior and Infant School as having nursery classes.
- How have St Wilfrid's CofE Junior and Infant School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Wilfrid's CofE Junior and Infant School rank locally?
- St Wilfrid's CofE Junior and Infant School ranked 29th of 125 primary schools in Manchester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Wilfrid's CofE Junior and Infant School's absence rate?
- St Wilfrid's CofE Junior and Infant School's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Wilfrid's CofE Junior and Infant School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Wilfrid's CofE Junior and Infant School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.