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%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Other | 6.3% |
| Pakistani | 9.5% |
| Mixed | 9.5% |
| White British | 21.7% |
| African | 27.6% |
| 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
| Area | Percentage |
|---|---|
| School | 39% |
| Local authority average | 58% |
| England average | 62% |
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
| Area | Percentage |
|---|---|
| School | 2% |
| Local authority average | 5% |
| England average | 8% |
Average score in reading
| Area | Average score |
|---|---|
| School | 103 |
| Local authority average | 105 |
| England average | 106 |
Average score in maths
| Area | Average score |
|---|---|
| School | 99 |
| Local authority average | 104 |
| England average | 105 |
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 |