OFSTED
17 January 2023
Latest graded inspection
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
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Manchester
Trust
VANTAGE CE ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
446
402 full-time ·
44 part-time
Female pupils
228
51.1% of pupils
Male pupils
218
48.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
31.9 pts
above England
School
56.7%
Manchester
46.4%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
47.4 pts
above England
School
67.7%
Manchester
42.0%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Manchester
1.9%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Pakistani
41.5%
185
African
11.2%
50
Any other ethnic group
8.7%
39
White British
8.1%
36
Bangladeshi
4.5%
20
Any other Mixed background
4.3%
19
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
20.6%
92 of
446 pupils
0.2 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.1 pts
below
England
6.0%
0.9 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
41.0%
19.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
59.0%
Reading
14.8 pts below England
School
59.0%
Manchester
71.2%
North West
73.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
59.0%
Writing
11.3 pts below England
School
59.0%
Manchester
66.0%
North West
69.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
59.0%
Maths
13.0 pts below England
School
59.0%
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
7.71%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.49 pts
higher than
England
School
7.71%
Manchester
6.82%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
23.58%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.76 pts
higher than
England
School
23.58%
Manchester
18.60%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.71%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.91 pts
higher than
England
School
2.71%
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
94.5%
6.3 pts
above England
Gorton Primary School
94.5%
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.