SCHOOL PROFILE

Moston Lane Community Primary School

Primary Community school URN 105428
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 480 Published school capacity
Capacity used 95.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

28 September 2022
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management 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 456 456 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 222 48.7% of pupils
Male pupils 234 51.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

57.2%
32.4 pts above England
School 57.2%
Manchester 46.4%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

44.1%
23.8 pts above England
School 44.1%
Manchester 42.0%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Manchester 1.9%
North West 0.8%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

African
32.7%
149
White British
32.0%
146
Any other ethnic group
9.6%
44
Any other White background
4.2%
19
Pakistani
3.9%
18
White and Black Caribbean
3.5%
16
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 22.6% 103 of 456 pupils
1.8 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 22.6%
Manchester 23.4%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 18.2% 83 pupils
England 14.8% 3.4 pts above
EHC plans 4.4% 20 pupils
England 6.0% 1.6 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 71
Social, emotional & mental health 23
Moderate learning difficulty 6
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
Specific learning difficulty 1

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

59.0% 1.4 pts below England
School 59.0%
Manchester 57.4%
North West 59.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

69.0%

4.8 pts below England

School 69.0%
Manchester 71.2%
North West 73.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

66.0%

4.3 pts below England

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

Maths

75.0%

3.0 pts above England

School 75.0%
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

5.71%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.50 pts lower than England
School 5.71%
Manchester 6.82%
North West 6.25%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

15.43%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.39 pts lower than England
School 15.43%
Manchester 18.60%
North West 15.89%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.33%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.47 pts lower than England
School 1.33%
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

95.0% 6.8 pts above England
Moston Lane Community Primary School
95.0%
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