St John Vianney RC School
Rye Bank Road, Firswood, Manchester, M16 0EX
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Non-maintained special school
- Ages
- 5 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Aidan Moloney
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Stretford and Urmston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 160
- Pupils on roll
- 124
- URN
- 106167
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01618817843
About this school
St John Vianney RC School is a special school in Manchester. It teaches children aged 5 to 19 and has 124 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 22 February 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 20 | 14 | 16 |
| Attainment 8 score | 1.4 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
| Progress 8 score | -2.02 -2.82 to -1.22 | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St John Vianney RC 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 | Trafford average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1.4 | 50.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 2.7 | 51.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 2.4 | 51.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 119 |
| 2023/24 | 119 |
| 2024/25 | 122 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 57.45%
- English as an additional language
- 11.5%
- Overall absence
- 8.09%
- Persistent absence
- 24.47%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Longford Park School0.7 miles
Academies · Manchester
-
SMS Changing Lives School0.7 miles
Special schools · Oldham
-
Manchester Islamic Grammar School for Girls0.8 miles
Independent schools · Manchester
-
Afifah School1.0 miles
Independent schools · Manchester
-
St Bede's College1.1 miles
Independent schools
Other schools in Manchester
- Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School Special schools
- Bridge College Other types
- Bridgelea Pupil Referral Unit Local authority maintained schools
- Camberwell Park Specialist Support School Academies
- Cambian Tyldesley School Special schools
- Changing Lives Special schools
- Cloughside College Special schools
- Delamere School Special schools
- Digital Advantage Other types
- Egerton High School Special schools
- Fairfield House School Special schools
- Grange School Academies
Common questions
- What year groups does St John Vianney RC School teach?
- St John Vianney RC School teaches children aged 5 to 19. It is a special school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of St John Vianney RC School?
- The headteacher of St John Vianney RC School is Mr Aidan Moloney, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St John Vianney RC School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St John Vianney RC 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 John Vianney RC School?
- St John Vianney RC School has 124 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 19.
- Is St John Vianney RC School full?
- St John Vianney RC School has capacity for 160 pupils and 124 on roll (78%), 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 John Vianney RC School a faith school?
- No. St John Vianney RC School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does St John Vianney RC School have?
- The schools register lists St John Vianney RC School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have St John Vianney RC School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 1.4 in 2022/23 and 2.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is St John Vianney RC School's absence rate?
- St John Vianney RC School's overall absence rate is 8.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St John Vianney RC School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St John Vianney RC 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 1 July 2026.