St Augustine's CofE Primary School, Manchester

Ofsted's report card from its 17 March 2026 inspection grades St Augustine's CofE Primary School on 7 areas: 1 strong standard, 4 expected standard and 2 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Early years - Strong standard. "Children thrive in a calm, nurturing setting."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders know which aspects of teaching are effective and which could improve further."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders and staff understand the wide range of barriers that pupils face."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders take effective action to improve the standard of education that pupils receive."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders establish a clear and well-structured approach to pupils' personal and wider development."

Achievement - Needs attention. "Pupils' achievement and progress in some subjects, including mathematics, remain low."

Attendance and behaviour - Needs attention. "Attendance is not improving rapidly towards national expectations, and some pupils remain persistently absent."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that staff have sufficient expertise and knowledge to deliver the new curriculum consistently well, across different classes and subjects, including mathematics"; "Leaders should ensure that teaching strategies to identify and address gaps in pupils' foundational knowledge are embedded so that pupils can build their knowledge securely and achieve at least in line with national expectations"; "Leaders should ensure that they embed and sustain their actions to secure improvements in pupils' attendance and reductions in persistent absence".

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include netball and choir.

In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils at St Augustine's CofE Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 67% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 73% in Salford and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 78% in reading and 78% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 17 families put St Augustine's CofE Primary School as their first choice and 44 named it as one of their preferences, for 22 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Augustine's CofE Primary School are St Mary's RC Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 83% reading, 83% maths); Grosvenor Road Primary School (0.4 miles, 85% reading, 70% maths); St John's CofE Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 77% reading, 77% maths); and The Deans Primary School (0.7 miles).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than St Augustine's CofE Primary School.

St Augustine's CofE Primary School is one of 10 schools run by Vantage CE Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 60% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

51 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Augustine's CofE Primary School (as of April 2026): 77% would recommend the school, 82% say their child is happy there and 73% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (82%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (73%).

53% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest railway station is Swinton (Manchester) Rail Station, about 1100 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Augustines (outside), 50 metres away.

St Augustine's CofE Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to St Augustine's CofE Primary School are Barton Moss Education Centre (0.7 miles), Co-op Academy Swinton (0.8 miles) and Moorside High School (1.1 miles).