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EnglandNorth WestManchesterM20 4ZAWest Didsbury CE Primary School
Primary

West Didsbury CE Primary School

Primary

Manchester · Manchester · M20 4ZA www.thrive-wdce.com

Pupils
412
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
73%
RWM expected · 2024/25
17%
RWM higher · 2024/25
412
Pupils · 2024/25
24%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
73%
RWM expected · 2024/25
17%
RWM higher · 2024/25
412
Pupils · 2024/25
24%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 19/07/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityManchester
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio26.1:1
Admissions
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of West Didsbury CE Primary School · Primary · Manchester

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
73%
-7pp
80%74%68%
'23'24'25
'25 · 73%
RWM higher standard
17%
+4pp
17%15%13%
'23'24'25
'25 · 17%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
81%
Reading higher standard
63%
Writing expected standard
75%
Writing higher standard
19%
Maths expected standard
86%
Maths higher standard
46%
Science expected standard
86%
SPAG expected standard
81%
SPAG higher standard
49%
Reading scaled score
109.0
Maths scaled score
109.0
GPS scaled score
109.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
412
Pupil : teacher ratio
26.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
24%
FSM eligible
16%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
Central Road, West Didsbury, Manchester, M20 4ZA
Local authority
Manchester
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2573%17%81%63%75%19%86%46%86%81%109.0109.0109.013%412
2023/2480%13%88%48%83%18%88%50%90%87%108.0108.0109.012%404
2022/2368%17%80%37%77%17%78%40%87%80%106.0106.0108.0+1.00+0.40+1.9013%410
2018/19Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published10%222
2017/18Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published171
2016/17Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published8%117

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2541225.713%24%16%4%9%
2023/2440426.412%25%13%5%12%
2022/2341027.613%28%13%5%14%
2021/2240529.012%33%15%5%11%
2020/2135125.513%33%12%
2018/1922225.310%38%11%3%5%
2017/1821.44%5%
2016/1711724.28%38%9%4%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.