SCHOOL PROFILE

Charlestown Community Primary School

Primary Community school URN 105405
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 472 Published school capacity
Capacity used 91.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
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

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

62.6%
37.8 pts above England
School 62.6%
Manchester 46.4%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

24.9%
4.6 pts above England
School 24.9%
Manchester 42.0%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

3.5%
2.5 pts above England
School 3.5%
Manchester 1.9%
North West 0.8%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
44.7%
192
African
11.6%
50
Pakistani
7.4%
32
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%
School 44.2%
Manchester 23.4%
North West 22.1%
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
Hearing impairment 4

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.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

36.0% 24.4 pts below England
School 36.0%
Manchester 57.4%
North West 59.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

62.0%

11.8 pts below England

School 62.0%
Manchester 71.2%
North West 73.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

45.0%

25.3 pts below England

School 45.0%
Manchester 66.0%
North West 69.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

52.0%

20.0 pts below England

School 52.0%
Manchester 70.8%
North West 71.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
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%
Manchester
91.3%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information