Wilbraham Primary School
Wilbraham Primary School is an academy converter in Manchester for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 579 pupils on roll. In 2025, 56% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
KS2 results: 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 3-11 |
| Religion | Does not apply |
| Address | Platt Lane Fallowfield Manchester M14 7FB |
| Phone | 01612243900 |
| Reference Number | 145439 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 579 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 50.09%
Girls: 49.91% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 61% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 62.9% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 26.3 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.1 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42 | 36 | 78 |
| 2 | 39 | 44 | 83 |
| 3 | 43 | 32 | 75 |
| 4 | 38 | 45 | 83 |
| 5 | 38 | 52 | 90 |
| 6 | 31 | 30 | 61 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Pakistani | 25.6% |
| African | 12.1% |
| White, British | 7.8% |
| Mixed, Other | 7.8% |
| Asian, Other | 4.8% |
| Indian | 3.6% |
| White, Other | 2.6% |
| White & Asian | 2.2% |
| White & Black (African) | 2.1% |
| Caribbean | 1.7% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 1.6% |
| Unclassified | 0.5% |
| Chinese | 0.2% |
| Overall Ofsted Rating | |
| Last Report Date | 14 Sep 2022 – no overall grade published for this inspection |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 14 Sep 2022 | School inspection |
| 05 Apr 2018 | Academy conversion letter |
| 04 Jul 2013 | Full inspection: |
| Previously as Wilbraham Primary School | |
| 07 Jan 2011 | Interim assessment |
| 23 Sep 2008 | Curriculum and development visit |
| 22 Apr 2008 | Full inspection: |
| 21 Jun 2004 | Full inspection |
How many students meet the standards
| Reading, Writing & Maths | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 56% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 5% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Average Scaled Score
Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.
| Subject | School | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 104 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 104 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Progress Scores
A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.
| Metric | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | -2.2 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Writing | -1.1 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | -1.6 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
How many students meet the standards
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A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.
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| Number of Applications | Number of Offers | |
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| Second Preference | 23 | 5 |
| Third Preference | 23 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 0 | 0 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 Wilbraham Primary School had 563 pupils for 630 places. 67 places (10.6%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “Primary - South” planning area
Manchester counted 1,396 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 1,321 in 2029–30, down 5%.
| 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 630 | 630 | 630 | 630 | 630 | 630 | 630 |
| Pupils | 622 | 624 | 578 | 586 | 580 | 582 | 563 |
| Unfilled | 1.3% | 1.0% | 8.3% | 7.0% | 7.9% | 7.6% | 10.6% |
Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.
In 2024–25 pupils at Wilbraham Primary School attended 93.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 20.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 2.4% | 2.7% | 5.1% | 5.7% | 4.8% | 4.9% |
| Unauthorised absence | 1.0% | 1.2% | 1.8% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 1.8% |
| Severely absent pupils | 0.7% | 1.3% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 1.0% |
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.
In 2024–25, 0.2% of pupils at Wilbraham Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.
In 2025–26 Wilbraham Primary School had 17.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 7.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 9.6 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 3.4% | 3.2% | 4.9% | 5.5% | 2.9% | 0.0% | 1.9% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | 70.0% | – | 73.2% | 82.9% | 84.2% | 71.8% | 61.0% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | 4.3 | – | 4.4 | 9.3 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 6.3 | – |
Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.
In 2025–26, 12.1% of pupils at Wilbraham Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Speech, language and communication needs | 39 | 17 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 9 | 3 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 2 | 7 |
| No specialist assessment of need | 8 | 0 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 5 | 0 |
| Hearing impairment | 3 | 0 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 3 | 0 |
| Physical disability | 1 | 2 |
Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.
In 2024–25 Wilbraham Primary School received £7,397 and spent £7,517 for each of its 626 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £355,000 (£567 per pupil).
Across all 13 schools of The Aspire Educational Trust, income was £6,867 and spending £6,913 per pupil.
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £209,000 | £312,000 | £293,000 | £317,000 | £319,000 | £350,000 | £355,000 |
| per pupil | £301 | £448 | £453 | £480 | £489 | £552 | £567 |
| In-year balance | -£71,000 | £81,000 | -£51,000 | £181,000 | -£76,000 | -£38,000 | -£76,000 |
| per pupil | -£103 | £117 | -£80 | £274 | -£117 | -£59 | -£121 |
Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.
| Name | Distance |
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St Kentigern's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Bethnall Drive, Fallowfield, Manchester, M14 7ED |
0.28 miles |
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The Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Primary School
20 Blue Moon Way, Rusholme, Manchester, M14 7SH |
0.34 miles |
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Claremont Primary School
Claremont Road, Moss Side, Claremont Primary School, Manchester, Lancashire, M14 7NA |
0.44 miles |
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Heald Place Primary School
Heald Place, Rusholme, Heald Place Primary School, Manchester, M14 7PN |
0.46 miles |
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Old Moat Primary School
Old Moat Lane, Withington, Manchester, M20 3FN |
0.81 miles |
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St James' CofE Primary School, Birch-in-Rusholme
Cromwell Range, Birch-in-Rusholme, St James C of E Primary School, Manchester, M14 6HW |
0.85 miles |
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Webster Primary School
Denmark Road, Greenheys, Manchester, M15 6JU |
0.89 miles |
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St Margaret's CofE Primary School
Withington Road, Whalley Range, Manchester, M16 8FQ |
0.93 miles |
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Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester
Denmark Road, Moss Side, Manchester, M15 6JS |
0.97 miles |
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St Mary's CofE Junior and Infant School
Adscombe Street, Off Alexandra Road, Moss Side, Manchester, M16 7AQ |
1 miles |
|
St Paul's CofE Primary School
St Paul's Road, Withington, Manchester, M20 4PG |
1.08 miles |
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St Chrysostom's CofE Primary School
Lincoln Grove, Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester, M13 0DX |
1.26 miles |
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Our Lady's RC Primary School Manchester
Whalley Road, Whalley Range, Manchester, M16 8AW |
1.26 miles |
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Cavendish Primary School
Cavendish Road, West Didsbury, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M20 1JG |
1.3 miles |
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Birchfields Primary School
Lytham Road, Fallowfield, Manchester, M14 6PL |
1.31 miles |
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Manley Park Primary School
College Road, Whalley Range, Manchester, M16 0AA |
1.33 miles |
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St Cuthbert's RC Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary Academy
Heyscroft Road, Withington, Manchester, M20 4UZ |
1.34 miles |
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Martenscroft Nursery School & Children's Centre
33 Epping Street, Manchester, M15 6PA |
1.36 miles |
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West Didsbury CE Primary School
Central Road, West Didsbury, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M20 4ZA |
1.38 miles |
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Rolls Crescent Primary School
Rolls Crescent, Hulme, Manchester, M15 5FT |
1.39 miles |
| Name | Distance |
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William Hulme's Grammar School
Spring Bridge Road, Manchester, M16 8PR |
0.5 miles |
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Whalley Range 11-18 High School
Wilbraham Road, Whalley Range, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M16 8GW |
0.51 miles |
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Manchester High School for Girls
Grangethorpe Road, Manchester, M14 6HS |
0.58 miles |
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Kassim Darwish Grammar School for Boys
Hartley Hall, Alexandra Road South, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Manchester, Lancashire, M16 8NH |
0.65 miles |
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Withington Girls' School
Wellington Road, Manchester, M14 6BL |
0.7 miles |
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St Bede's College
|
0.73 miles |
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Manchester Academy
Moss Lane East, Moss Side, Manchester, M14 4PX |
0.76 miles |
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Xaverian College
Lower Park Road, Manchester, M14 5RB |
0.84 miles |
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Manchester Hospital School
3rd Floor School, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Oxford Road, Manchester, Lancashire, M13 9WL |
1.06 miles |
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The Manchester Grammar School
Old Hall Lane, Manchester, M13 0XT |
1.1 miles |
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IncludEd Learning
8 Alexandra Road South, Whalley Range, Manchester, M16 8ER |
1.1 miles |
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CHS South
451 Mauldeth Road West, Chorlton, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M21 7SX |
1.15 miles |
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Loreto College
Chichester Road, Hulme, Manchester, M15 5PB |
1.28 miles |
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Trinity CofE High School
Higher Cambridge Street, Manchester, M15 6HP |
1.3 miles |
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Didsbury High School
4 the Avenue, Didsbury, Manchester, M20 2ET |
1.34 miles |
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Manchester Enterprise Academy Central
Lytham Road, Levenshulme, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M14 6PL |
1.35 miles |
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Chorlton High School
Nell Lane, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M21 7SL |
1.35 miles |
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Loreto High School Chorlton
Nell Lane, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Manchester, M21 7SW |
1.4 miles |
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SMS Changing Lives School
Unit 2, Aniseed Park, Oldham Broadway Business Park, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL9 9XA |
1.43 miles |
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Afifah School
86 Clifton Street, Old Trafford, Manchester, M16 9GN |
1.5 miles |
All schools in Manchester · Manchester local authority: places and applications
Wilbraham Primary School is part of The Aspire Educational Trust, which runs 13 schools. The nearest others:
- The Wilmslow Academy Wilmslow
- Peover Superior Endowed Primary School Knutsford
- Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery Macclesfield
- Parkroyal Community School Macclesfield
- Puss Bank School and Nursery Macclesfield
- Ivy Bank Primary School Macclesfield
- Ash Grove Academy Macclesfield
- Hollinhey Primary School Macclesfield
- Victoria Road Primary School Northwich
- Holmes Chapel Primary School Crewe
How many pupils does Wilbraham Primary School have?
Wilbraham Primary School has 579 pupils on roll.
What age range does Wilbraham Primary School cover?
Wilbraham Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.
What are Wilbraham Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?
In 2025, 56% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Where is Wilbraham Primary School?
Wilbraham Primary School is at Platt Lane, Fallowfield, Manchester, M14 7FB.