OFSTED
25 March 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Foundation school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Manchester
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
472
472 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
251
53.2% of pupils
Male pupils
221
46.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
31.1 pts
above England
School
55.9%
Manchester
46.4%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.1 pts
above England
School
36.4%
Manchester
42.0%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.6 pts
below England
School
0.4%
Manchester
1.9%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
47.5%
224
Indian
14.4%
68
African
7.6%
36
Pakistani
5.7%
27
Any other White background
5.5%
26
Any other ethnic group
5.1%
24
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
28.8%
136 of
472 pupils
8.0 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.7 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.3 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
57.0%
3.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
69.0%
Reading
4.8 pts below England
School
69.0%
Manchester
71.2%
North West
73.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
70.0%
Writing
0.3 pts below England
School
70.0%
Manchester
66.0%
North West
69.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
82.0%
Maths
10.0 pts above England
School
82.0%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.31%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.10 pts
higher than
England
School
6.31%
Manchester
6.82%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
15.38%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.43 pts
lower than
England
School
15.38%
Manchester
18.60%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.40%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.41 pts
lower than
England
School
1.40%
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
81.8%
6.4 pts
below England
Baguley Hall Primary School
81.8%
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.