St Clement's CofE Primary School, Manchester
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
St Clement's excels at teaching reading and writing, with pupils developing impressive creative writing skills through visits, visitors like poets, and reading clubs. The school provides outstanding care and creates a genuinely happy, safe environment where children from diverse backgrounds thrive together. Strong leadership and a committed staff team ensure all groups of pupils - including those with special needs and those learning English as an additional language - make good progress.
Key Strengths
- Strong leadership from the headteacher who has built a committed team focused on improvement
- Excellent progress in reading and writing, with pupils developing creative writing skills
- Outstanding safeguarding procedures with high-level support for families and improved attendance
- Good behaviour across the school with pupils from different backgrounds getting on well together
- Effective teaching overall with some outstanding lessons
Areas for Improvement
- Most able pupils are not consistently challenged enough to work at higher levels
- Pupils do not present mathematical work neatly or accurately enough
- Progress in mathematics is slower than in reading and writing
- Leaders need to monitor more closely what specific skills pupils are learning, particularly in mathematics
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective - the school pays excellent attention to pupil safety including lessons on keeping safe, managing visitors and trips.
Extracurricular Activities
Reading clubs, school trips, visiting poets
St Clement's CofE Primary School is a good school that has improved well since its previous inspection. It provides outstanding care for pupils and creates a happy, safe learning environment.
At a Glance
62.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
11 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 79% to 74%. Maths has improved from 67% to 71%. Writing has remained stable at around 61%.
Class Sizes
30.3
Avg class size
30.5
Infant (KS1)
32.0
KS2
6
Total classes
3 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Manchester
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Admissions Demand - Manchester
Places available
7,395
Applications
5,691
Got 1st preference
97.3%
Got preferred school
99.5%
Primary admissions across Manchester (2025/26)
Inspection History(110)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.66785%
Overall absence
14.07035%
Persistent absence
199
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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