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Baguley Hall Primary School

Foundation school · Manchester · M23 1LB

Ages 3–11 · 472 pupils · Manchester

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

58%

Overall absence

6.1%

Admissions demand

0.96 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-03-25

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)58%
Higher standard (RWM)1%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)15.9%
Unauthorised3.1%
Authorised absence
3.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.5%
Enrolments in measure
454

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.96 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

46

Places offered

50

1st-preference offers

46

Total preferences (any rank)
93
Preferred offers (top 3)
48
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill82%

472 pupils · 577 places

Pupils on roll
472
Boys / girls
221 / 251
School capacity
577
Capacity fill
472 / 577 (82%)
Free school meals
55.9%
FSM pupils
264
Gender
Mixed
School type
Foundation school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Supported by a trust
Headteacher
Mr Stephen Murphy

Location

Address
Ackworth Drive, Baguley, Wythenshawe
Postcode
M23 1LB
Town
Manchester
Local authority
Manchester
District
Manchester
Constituency
Wythenshawe and Sale East
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed foundation school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Manchester, Manchester, 472 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 55.9%.

Open schools in Manchester
415
Primary schools in Manchester
285
Academies among open schools in Manchester
40% (168)
Open schools in M23
14
Primary in M23
8
Open schools in Manchester LA
220
Primary in Manchester LA
137

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • KS273%
    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM28.7%
    • Demand1.41

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    • KS250%
    • Absence6.9%
    • FSM67.8%
    • Demand0.93

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    • Absence7.0%
    • FSM64.5%
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  • St Peter's Catholic Primary School

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    • Absence6.9%
    • FSM41.4%
    • Demand0.97

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  • Broomwood Primary School

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    Ages 2–11

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    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM43.6%
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  • Rack House Primary School

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    Ages 2–11

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    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM49.9%
    • Demand0.93

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  • Sandilands Primary School

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS245%
    • Absence7.0%
    • FSM45.3%
    • Demand1.00

    1.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Stephen Murphy
Telephone
01619982090
Website
www.baguleyhall.manchester.sch.uk/

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