St John's CofE Primary School Mosley Common, Manchester
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
The school has made outstanding improvements since its last inspection, with children in Early Years making excellent progress and all pupils receiving good quality teaching. Pupils have exemplary attitudes to learning and behaviour is outstanding, creating a friendly and welcoming atmosphere where everyone thrives. The school provides excellent support for all learners, including those with special needs and disadvantaged pupils, ensuring they make good progress.
Key Strengths
- Outstanding behaviour and attitudes to learning that help pupils make rapid progress
- Excellent progress in Early Years Foundation Stage
- Good quality teaching that is sometimes outstanding, with consistent improvements since the previous inspection
- Strong leadership from the headteacher driving improvement in teaching quality
- Effective support for disabled pupils, those with special educational needs, and disadvantaged pupils
Areas for Improvement
- Standards in writing and mathematics could be higher
- Teaching assistants' time is occasionally not used effectively, particularly at the start of lessons
- Leadership of subjects other than English and mathematics needs to be more firmly established
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective - pupils feel entirely safe in school and say they are very well cared for.
St John's CofE Primary School is a good school that has improved significantly since its previous inspection. Children in Early Years make excellent progress, and standards have improved across Years 1 to 6 with many pupils making better than expected progress.
At a Glance
18.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 88% to 58%. Maths has declined from 85% to 73%. Writing has remained stable at around 73%.
Class Sizes
27.7
Avg class size
27.0
Infant (KS1)
28.3
KS2
7
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
113%
Over capacity
198 pupils
175 capacity
23 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Manchester
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Manchester
Admissions Demand - Wigan
Places available
3,894
Applications
3,601
Got 1st preference
89.7%
Got preferred school
97.0%
Primary admissions across Wigan (2025/26)
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.38066%
Overall absence
9.46746%
Persistent absence
169
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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