OFSTED
27 November 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Manchester
Trust
BIG LIFE SCHOOLS
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
205
205 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
98
47.8% of pupils
Male pupils
107
52.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
28.4 pts
above England
School
53.2%
Manchester
46.4%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
51.9 pts
above England
School
72.2%
Manchester
42.0%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.5 pts
below England
School
0.5%
Manchester
1.9%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Pakistani
54.1%
111
Bangladeshi
19.5%
40
Any other ethnic group
7.8%
16
Any other Asian background
3.9%
8
African
2.4%
5
White British
2.4%
5
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
22.4%
46 of
205 pupils
1.6 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.8 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.8 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
52.0%
8.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
71.0%
Reading
2.8 pts below England
School
71.0%
Manchester
71.2%
North West
73.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
77.0%
Writing
6.7 pts above England
School
77.0%
Manchester
66.0%
North West
69.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
61.0%
Maths
11.0 pts below England
School
61.0%
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
5.70%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.51 pts
lower than
England
School
5.70%
Manchester
6.82%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
12.83%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.98 pts
lower than
England
School
12.83%
Manchester
18.60%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.53%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.27 pts
lower than
England
School
0.53%
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
97.6%
9.4 pts
above England
Longsight Community Primary
97.6%
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.