West Didsbury CE Primary School

State-Funded School

west-didsbury-ce-primary-school-manchester-north-west

North WestRegion

ManchesterLocal Authority

Manchester WithingtonConstituency

M20 4ZAPostcode

8.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

West Didsbury CE Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Manchester, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 402 pupils. West Didsbury CE Primary School is part of THRIVE CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMY TRUST LTD.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 80%
Higher standard: 13%
Reading score: 108
Maths score: 108

Ethnicity

White

60%

Asian

13%

Black

Mixed

15%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

402

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

13%

England average

27%

First language not English

23%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 402
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: THRIVE CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMY TRUST LTD

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 19 July 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
5 Jul 2018	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.