Wilbraham Primary School, Manchester

In its own words: "At Wilbraham, we firmly believe that children learn better and achieve more when they are happy and when they are stimulated by their curriculum. We wanted to embed this idea in all aspects of school life, so we set about creating our school vision for what this would look like."

The school runs after-school care, from £9 per session.

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils at Wilbraham Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 72% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 74% in Manchester and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (66% in reading, 71% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 49 families put Wilbraham Primary School as their first choice and 122 named it as one of their preferences, for 54 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 Wilbraham Primary School are St Kentigern's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (0.3 miles, 84% reading, 86% maths); The Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles, Requires improvement, 65% reading, 65% maths); Claremont Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 51% reading, 60% maths); and Heald Place Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 68% reading, 68% maths).

Wilbraham Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Wilbraham Primary School is one of 13 schools run by The Aspire Educational Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 59% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

61% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 62.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (36%), other ethnic groups (22%) and Black (17%).

Wilbraham Primary School had 41 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Withington (Manchester Metrolink), about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Platt Lane (adjacent), 40 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Wilbraham Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Wilbraham Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 0.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Wilbraham Primary School are William Hulme's Grammar School (0.5 miles), Whalley Range 11-18 High School (0.5 miles), Manchester Academy (0.8 miles) and CHS South (1.2 miles).