St John Vianney RC School
St John Vianney RC School is a non-maintained special school in Manchester for boys and girls aged 5 to 19. It has 124 pupils and room for 160. About 44 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2023.
Rye Bank Road, Firswood, Stretford, Manchester, M16 0EX0161 881 7843stjohnvianneyschool.co.ukMr Aidan Moloney headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
A shorter visit on 22 February 2023 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
16 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2019 | 2018 | Trafford | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 16 | 14 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 11 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 58.9 | 46.8 |
| Progress from age 11Progress 8 | – | – | -2.02 | -2.50 | -2.05 | -1.93 | – | – |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 65% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 80% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.11 | 0.03 | 5.34 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 51% | 41% |
Subjects
Results came out for 2 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.
The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.
Every subject against England, 2025
| Subject | Entries | Grades 9 to 7 | Grades 9 to 5 | Grades 9 to 4 | England 9 to 5 | Rank in England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 10 | 0% | 10% | 10% | 53% | – |
| English Language | 8 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 54% | – |
In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.
Does every child do well here?
A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. Every gap at this school is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.
At GCSE, 2025
Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Trafford council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Specialist SEND provision. A special school for pupils with autism, moderate learning difficulties, speech, language and communication, severe learning difficulties.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Trafford with autism provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Autistic spectrum disorder (69), Specific learning difficulty (19), Moderate learning difficulty (10), language and communications needs (10), emotional and mental health (7), Other difficulty or disability (6).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 124 | 122 | 119 | 119 | 114 | 116 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 43% | 48% | 44% | 43% | 46% | 42% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 12% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 10% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 99% | 100% | 100% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 91.9% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 8.1% | 7.9% | 10.1% | 11.1% | 15.7% | 6.9% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 6.8% | 6.3% | 5.2% | 6.1% | 11.5% | 4.7% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 1.3% | 1.6% | 4.9% | 5.0% | 4.2% | 2.2% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 24.5% | 25.0% | 25.7% | 31.4% | 47.7% | 26.4% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 2.5 | 5.9 | 2.5 | 5.3 | 7.8 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | – |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 20 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Among pupils from low-income families it was 100%, compared with 100% for everyone else.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers | 2019/20 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 100% | 92% | 93% | 89% |
| Education | 100% | 92% | 93% | 89% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Work | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Not in education, work or training | 0% | 8% | 7% | 11% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Hilda's CofE Primary School | Academy | 120 m | 191 | Good 2024 | 79 | Compare |
| St Teresa's RC Primary School | Roman Catholic | 350 m | 126 | Good 2023 | 25 | Compare |
| Kings Road Primary School | Council | 350 m | 638 | Good 2023 | 65 | Compare |
| St John's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Academy | 620 m | – | Good 2019 | – | Compare |
| Manley Park Primary School | Council | 690 m | 442 | Outstanding 2024 | 95 | Compare |
| Oswald Road Primary School | Council | 760 m | 656 | Good 2023 | 71 | Compare |
| Seymour Park Community Primary School | Council | 860 m | 682 | Outstanding 2023 | 96 | Compare |
| Our Lady's RC Primary School Manchester | Roman Catholic | 940 m | 185 | Good 2024 | 30 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is St John Vianney RC School a good school?
St John Vianney RC School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in February 2023.
What is St John Vianney RC School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St John Vianney RC School good at its last full inspection on 22 February 2023.
How good are St John Vianney RC School's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 0% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 2.4, against 46.8 for England. In each subject, pupils here finished well over a grade behind children across England who started secondary school at the same level.
How many pupils does St John Vianney RC School have?
124 pupils aged 5 to 19 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 160 places, so it is 78% full.
What is attendance like at St John Vianney RC School?
Pupils were in school 91.9% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 24% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
Does St John Vianney RC School have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It is a special school for autism, moderate learning difficulties, speech, language and communication, severe learning difficulties. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
Does St John Vianney RC School have a sixth form?
Yes.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Rye Bank Road, Firswood, Stretford, Manchester, M16 0EX
- Telephone
- 0161 881 7843
- Website
- www.stjohnvianneyschool.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Aidan Moloney
- Type of school
- Non-maintained special school (Non-maintained special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 5-19, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Ward
- Longford
- Constituency
- Stretford and Urmston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 106167 · LAESTAB 3587503 · UKPRN 10017770
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.