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Church of England School of the Resurrection, Beswick M11

Pilgrim Drive, Beswick, Manchester M11 3TJ

Church of England School of the Resurrection, Beswick M11

10 reasons to choose Church of England School of the Resurrection

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Church of England School of the Resurrection has a Schoolsmith Score® of 67. It is one of the best state primary schools in Manchester and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 1.5 miles.

School fundamentals

Church of England School of the Resurrection is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a Church of England voluntary aided faith school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection. Reception places are usually oversubscribed every year, on first preference.

Average class size

Church of England School of the Resurrection has one class per year, and an average class size of 29 pupils.

Exam results

Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Church of England School of the Resurrection achieves attainment results that are around the national average. By the same measure, progress scores have been variable around the national average, possibly reflecting different cohorts’ ability profiles.

The Church of England School of the Resurrection curriculum

School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, Spanish. Subjects are taught separately, with cross-curricular linking when appropriate. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.

More on the curriculum

There are regular educational trips for all year groups and visiting speakers.

Specialist teaching

Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.

Sport at Church of England School of the Resurrection

School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.

The Arts at Church of England School of the Resurrection

Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs. Sing Up! Gold Award.

Wraparound care

Out of school hours care from 7.30am to 5.30pm.

Find another school near Church of England School of the Resurrection

Independent Prep Schools

Chetham’s School of Music, Junior department (2.2 miles); The Manchester Grammar School, Junior School (2.5 miles); Manchester High School for Girls, Preparatory School (3.1 miles).

State Primary Schools

Briscoe Lane Academy (1.4 miles); St Richard’s Roman Catholic Primary School, Longsight (2.3 miles); Propps Hall Junior Infant and Nursery School (2.4 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

Chetham’s School of Music (2.2 miles); The Manchester Grammar School (2.5 miles); Manchester High School for Girls (3.1 miles).

State Senior Schools

Fairfield High School for Girls (2.3 miles); Trinity CofE High School (2.5 miles); Loreto College (3 miles).

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