 St. Agnes'
School occupies the corner of Hamilton Road
and Slade Grove in a building that has been its home
since 2009. It is a two form entry school with
an enrollment in 2014 of 408 pupils. The
school's website says that, "...
Our high teacher and staff to pupil ratio means
that there is lots of individual attention and
care for every child. We know our pupils well and
we are very proud of the community we serve. We
work in full partnership with parents to ensure
that every child reaches their full potential and
we strive to promote the supportive culture in
which our pupils thrive."
The OFSTED report on the school in October of 2012
rated it as Outstanding.
 The "buildingproducts.co.uk"
website provides information on the construction
of St Agnes' school. It says that, "...
The recently completed CLT extension to St
Agnes CE Primary School at Longsight in
Manchester, provided four additional
classrooms or ‘teaching places’ on the first
and second floors, which are set above a multi
purpose space on the ground floor. The
extension, which is the second phase of works
at the school, was designed by JM Architects
of Manchester. It follows the replacement in
2008 of the original Victorian school with a
three-storey CLT main school building that
provided 2,300 m2 of teaching space along with
a rooftop ‘playdeck’ that helped to maximise
space on the tight site. Both phases of
construction at St Agnes have been delivered
by main contractor, Willmott Dixon and
installed by specialist timber engineers,
Eurban. The pre-fabricated CLT boards used in
the extension were produced at Stora Enso
Building & Living’s Bad St Leonards mill
in Austria."
   *********************** The original St. Agnes' school
occupied this same site. You can see it
indicated by the red arrow on the aerial photograph
below, taken in the 1940s.
 The Pevsner Guide for Manchester
says that the original St Agnes' School was designed
by Henry & Medland Taylor and opened in
1885. The guide describes it as, "A
charming building, with typical Taylor
details. Gothic, low and gabled, of
polychrome brick with an octagonal bay with
lancets to the street."
The images below were taken at the
original St. Agnes' School and are shown here with the
permission of David North.
May Day celebrations circa
1959.
Susan North and her partner Paul are the third couple from the left.  David North is the boy in short trousers and sandals nearest to the camera  Circa 1959 - 1960 - Susan North
and her friend Linda. David North believes that the
photographs were taken prior to a Whit Week walk.
The location is the St. Agnes' School playground
with Hamilton Road in the background leading down to
Dickenson Road.
Circa 1956 - A 5 year-old David North in his first suit and wearing his St. Agnes' School cap. He is standing on Hamilton Road near the junction with Slade Grove.  Class Photograph:
Susan North is 4th from the left in the middle
row, her friend Linda is standing next to her.
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