Christ The King RC Primary School
Holly Avenue, Worsley, Manchester, M28 3DW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nichola Potts
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bolton South and Walkden
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 241
- Pupils on roll
- 234
- URN
- 105950
- Local authority
- Salford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01615677472
About this school
Christ The King RC Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Manchester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 234 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 14 May 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 29 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 76% | 79% | 89% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 10% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 90% | 96% |
| Expected standard in maths | 97% | 90% | 100% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 93% | 93% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 107.0 | 111.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.80 | - | - |
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 Christ The King RC Primary 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 | Salford average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 76% | 53.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 79% | 58.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 89% | 58.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 239 |
| 2023/24 | 236 |
| 2024/25 | 231 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Christ The King RC Primary School compares
Christ The King RC Primary School ranked 2nd of 69 primary schools in Salford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 89% | 3.8% | 16.3% | 234 | — |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School | 56% | 4.5% | 15.8% | 226 | 0.2 miles |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School | 76% | 4.8% | 44.3% | 355 | 0.3 miles |
| Mesne Lea Primary School | 56% | 5.6% | 27.6% | 441 | 0.4 miles |
| James Brindley Community Primary School | 82% | 3.3% | 8.7% | 239 | 0.8 miles |
| St Edmund's RC Primary School | 66% | 4.6% | 41.2% | 339 | 0.9 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)
- 16.34%
- English as an additional language
- 6.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.82%
- Persistent absence
- 7.82%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Paul's CofE Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Manchester
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St Paul's CofE Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Mesne Lea Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Manchester
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James Brindley Community Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Manchester
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St Edmund's RC Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
Christ The King RC Primary School ranks 3rd 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 Christ The King RC Primary School teach?
- Christ The King RC Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Christ The King RC Primary School?
- The headteacher of Christ The King RC Primary School is Mrs Nichola Potts, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Christ The King RC Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Christ The King RC Primary 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 Christ The King RC Primary School?
- Christ The King RC Primary School has 234 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Christ The King RC Primary School full?
- Christ The King RC Primary School has capacity for 241 pupils and 234 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Christ The King RC Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Christ The King RC Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Salford.
- Does Christ The King RC Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Christ The King RC Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Christ The King RC Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 76% in 2022/23 and 89% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Christ The King RC Primary School rank locally?
- Christ The King RC Primary School ranked 2nd of 69 primary schools in Salford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Christ The King RC Primary School's absence rate?
- Christ The King RC Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Christ The King RC Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Christ The King RC Primary 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.