St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy

State-Funded School

st-barnabas-cofe-primary-academy-manchester-north-west

North WestRegion

ManchesterLocal Authority

Manchester CentralConstituency

M11 2JXPostcode

6.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Manchester, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 220 pupils. St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy is part of VANTAGE CE ACADEMIES TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 69%
Higher standard: 9%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

30%

Asian

14%

Black

35%

Mixed

12%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

220

Total Pupils

55%Boys

45%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

65%

England average

27%

First language not English

45%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 220
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: VANTAGE CE ACADEMIES TRUST

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
30 Jun 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
27 Jul 2022	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
15 Jul 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.