Varna Community Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good Mar 11 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Unique reference
- 105459
- Address
- Chisholm Street, Openshaw, M11 2LE
- Website
- www.varna.manchester.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 475 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.4%
- Girls
- 51.6%
- First language not English
- 56.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 51.8%
- Persistent absence
- 14.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.2%
African 27.6%
White British 21.7%
Mixed 9.5%
Pakistani 9.5%
Other 6.3%
Other Asian 5.5%
Other Black 3.6%
Caribbean 3.2%
Chinese 3.2%
Unclassified 3.2%
Other White 2.5%
Gypsy/Roma 1.7%
Indian 1.5%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Irish 0.4%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.2
WritingWell above average2.6
MathsBelow average-1.7
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 54%
Local authority average 55%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 5%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 102
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Varna Community Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 65
- 2nd preference
- 40
- 3rd preference
- 30
- From another Local Authority
- 6
Offers
- 1st preference
- 60
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 50 19 31 |
| Reception, Full-time | 60 33 27 |
| Year 1 | 60 28 32 |
| Year 2 | 59 33 26 |
| Year 3 | 60 32 28 |
| Year 4 | 64 26 38 |
| Year 5 | 59 30 29 |
| Year 6 | 63 29 34 |