St. Aidan's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Rackhouse Road, Manchester, M23 0BW
207 pupils · 99% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- CORPUS CHRISTI CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Free school meals
- 39.6%
Ofsted
Requires improvement (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 3 October 2023, published 4 December 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 11 | 11 | 41 | 11 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 15 | 14 | 39 | 15 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Rack House Primary School 0.3 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2025)
- Button Lane Primary School 0.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Northenden Community School 1.1 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- St Wilfrid's CofE Aided Primary School Northenden 1.5 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Baguley Hall Primary School 1.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School 1.7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.