Didsbury CofE Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Manchester (Manchester).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Didsbury CofE Primary School is a Church of England primary school located in Manchester. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 209 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 236. It is part of the THRIVE Church of England ACADEMY TRUST Ltd. The school is led by Miss Victoria Rippon.
Enrichment
10 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Book Club
- Chess
- Choir
- Computing
- Dodgeball
- Football
- Music
- Netball
- Tennis
- Yoga
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
Key facts
- URN
- 142265
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Constituency
- Manchester Withington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2015
Governing body (10 current, 0 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.1 governor is linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Becky Silver | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Samantha Morgan | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Miss Victoria Rippon | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 |
| Mrs Emma Chamberlain | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 |
| Reverend Mark Hewerdine | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Alisan Hogg | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Claire Christopholus | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Paul Good Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Dario tom Dieck | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Lee Jenkins | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record