OFSTED
Latest ungraded inspection
18 January 2023
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Manchester
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics
for 2025/26.
2025/26
Total pupils
430
430 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
219
50.9% of pupils
Male pupils
211
49.1% of pupils
37.8 pts
above England
School
62.6%
Manchester
46.4%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
4.6 pts
above England
School
24.9%
Manchester
42.0%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
2.5 pts
above England
School
3.5%
Manchester
1.9%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Any other White background
6.3%
27
Any other Black background
6.0%
26
Any other Asian background
4.4%
19
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an
education, health and care plan.
2025/26
Pupils with SEN
44.2%
190 of
430 pupils
23.4 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
SEN support
37.7%
162 pupils
England
14.8%
22.9 pts
above
EHC plans
6.5%
28 pupils
England
6.0%
0.5 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Most common identified needs
Pupils
Speech, language & communication
117
Social, emotional & mental health
33
Moderate learning difficulty
14
No specialist assessment yet
11
Autistic spectrum disorder
5
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published
2025/26 Department for Education school-level data.
Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support
and pupils with EHC plans.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education
absence data for
2024/25.
Lower absence rates are generally
better.
2024/25
ABSENCE RATE
Overall absence
7.01%
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.79 pts
higher than
England
School
7.01%
Manchester
6.82%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
Persistent absence
19.68%
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.86 pts
higher than
England
School
19.68%
Manchester
18.60%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
Severe absence
1.35%
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.46 pts
lower than
England
School
1.35%
Manchester
2.21%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open
primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
91.1%
2.9 pts
above England
Charlestown Community Primary School
91.1%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.