OFSTED
25 January 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Manchester
Trust
KINGSWAY COMMUNITY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
208
208 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
112
53.8% of pupils
Male pupils
96
46.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.5 pts
above England
School
31.3%
Manchester
46.4%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
46.5 pts
above England
School
66.8%
Manchester
42.0%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.9 pts
above England
School
1.9%
Manchester
1.9%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Pakistani
42.3%
88
White British
13.9%
29
Any other ethnic group
11.1%
23
African
6.3%
13
Any other White background
5.8%
12
Any other Mixed background
3.8%
8
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
8.7%
18 of
208 pupils
12.2 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
10.5 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.7 pts
below
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
72.0%
11.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
84.0%
Reading
10.2 pts above England
School
84.0%
Manchester
71.2%
North West
73.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
88.0%
Writing
17.7 pts above England
School
88.0%
Manchester
66.0%
North West
69.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
88.0%
Maths
16.0 pts above England
School
88.0%
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
4.72%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.50 pts
lower than
England
School
4.72%
Manchester
6.82%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
10.42%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
5.40 pts
lower than
England
School
10.42%
Manchester
18.60%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
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
99.0%
10.9 pts
above England
Cringle Brook Primary School
99.0%
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.