SCHOOL PROFILE

Ringway Primary School

Primary Community school URN 131931
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 472 Published school capacity
Capacity used 88.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

26 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 417 404 full-time · 13 part-time
Female pupils 205 49.2% of pupils
Male pupils 212 50.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

52.3%
27.5 pts above England
School 52.3%
Manchester 46.4%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

25.2%
4.9 pts above England
School 25.2%
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.

White British
60.2%
251
African
7.2%
30
Pakistani
5.8%
24
Any other ethnic group
5.5%
23
Indian
5.3%
22
Any other Mixed background
4.6%
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 24.9% 104 of 417 pupils
4.1 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 24.9%
Manchester 23.4%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 17.3% 72 pupils
England 14.8% 2.5 pts above
EHC plans 7.7% 32 pupils
England 6.0% 1.6 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 37
Social, emotional & mental health 24
Autistic spectrum disorder 17
Specific learning difficulty 13
No specialist assessment yet 4
Other difficulty or disability 3

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

39.0% 21.4 pts below England
School 39.0%
Manchester 57.4%
North West 59.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

74.0%

0.2 pts above England

School 74.0%
Manchester 71.2%
North West 73.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

44.0%

26.3 pts below England

School 44.0%
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

6.55%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.33 pts higher than England
School 6.55%
Manchester 6.82%
North West 6.25%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

16.90%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

1.08 pts higher than England
School 16.90%
Manchester 18.60%
North West 15.89%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.77%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.97 pts higher than England
School 2.77%
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

88.3% 0.2 pts above England
Ringway Primary School
88.3%
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