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Overview
SCHOOL PROFILE

Cavendish Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 152024
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 720 Published school capacity
Capacity used 80.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

5 March 2025
Latest published outcome Standards maintained
Published 30 March 2025 View Ofsted record
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Manchester
Trust CONNECT ALLIANCE TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 576 560 full-time · 16 part-time
Female pupils 285 49.5% of pupils
Male pupils 291 50.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

29.5%
4.7 pts above England
School 29.5%
Manchester 46.4%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

28.0%
7.7 pts above England
School 28.0%
Manchester 42.0%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

2.3%
1.3 pts above England
School 2.3%
Manchester 1.9%
North West 0.8%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
47.6%
274
Pakistani
9.7%
56
Any other ethnic group
9.2%
53
Any other Mixed background
4.7%
27
Any other White background
4.7%
27
African
4.5%
26
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 19.4% 112 of 576 pupils
1.4 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 19.4%
Manchester 23.4%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 14.8% 85 pupils
England 14.8% 0.0 pts below
EHC plans 4.7% 27 pupils
England 6.0% 1.3 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 41
Social, emotional & mental health 20
Autistic spectrum disorder 18
No specialist assessment yet 11
Specific learning difficulty 10
Other difficulty or disability 6

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.

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

80.0% 8.2 pts below England
Cavendish Primary School
80.0%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information