Webster Primary School
Denmark Road, Greenheys, Manchester, M15 6JU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WEBSTER PRIMARY SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Ms Sabeen Rauf
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Manchester Rusholme
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 363
- URN
- 139445
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01612263928
About this school
Webster Primary School is a primary academy in Manchester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 363 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Webster Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- 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 | 80 | 75 | 46 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 64% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 4% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 72% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 84% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 81% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.50 | - | - |
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 Webster 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 | Manchester average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 51% | 52.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 479 |
| 2023/24 | 459 |
| 2024/25 | 358 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Webster Primary School compares
Webster Primary School ranked 47th of 125 primary schools in Manchester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 4% | 60% | 363 | — |
| Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester | 73% | 4.6% | 34% | 218 | 0.1 miles |
| Claremont Primary School | 42% | 5.3% | 66.6% | 568 | 0.5 miles |
| The Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Primary School | 38% | 5% | 48.8% | 406 | 0.6 miles |
| Heald Place Primary School | 52% | 4.5% | 52.4% | 572 | 0.6 miles |
| Rolls Crescent Primary School | 64% | 6.9% | 47.5% | 325 | 0.7 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 60%
- English as an additional language
- 71.8%
- Overall absence
- 3.98%
- Persistent absence
- 9.34%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester0.1 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Claremont Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Manchester
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The Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Heald Place Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Rolls Crescent Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
Webster Primary School ranks 105th 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 ages does Webster Primary School teach?
- Webster Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Webster Primary School?
- The headteacher of Webster Primary School is Ms Sabeen Rauf, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Webster Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Webster 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 many pupils are at Webster Primary School?
- Webster Primary School has 363 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Webster Primary School full?
- Webster Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 363 on roll (86%), 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 Webster Primary School a faith school?
- No. Webster Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Webster Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Webster Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Webster Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Webster Primary School is part of WEBSTER PRIMARY SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Webster Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Webster Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Webster Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 51% in 2022/23 and 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Webster Primary School compare with other schools in Manchester?
- Webster Primary School ranked 47th of 125 primary schools in Manchester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Webster Primary School's absence rate?
- Webster Primary School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Webster Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Webster 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 8 July 2026.