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Northenden Community School

Community school · Manchester · M22 4FL

Ages 3–11 · 223 pupils · Manchester

KS2 expected (RWM)

59%

Overall absence

5.8%

Admissions demand

1.03 · Balanced demand

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)59%
Higher standard (RWM)11%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)15.1%
Unauthorised2.3%
Authorised absence
3.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.6%
Enrolments in measure
185

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

1.03 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

31

Places offered

30

1st-preference offers

29

Total preferences (any rank)
91
Preferred offers (top 3)
30
Applications from outside LA
0
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 (16 Jan 2025).

Capacity fill106%

223 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
223
Boys / girls
110 / 113
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
223 / 210 (106%)
Free school meals
13.5%
FSM pupils
30
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community 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
Community school
Headteacher
Ms Ruth Byrne

Location

Address
Bazley Road, Northenden
Postcode
M22 4FL
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 community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Manchester, Manchester, 223 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 13.5%.

Open schools in Manchester
415
Primary schools in Manchester
285
Academies among open schools in Manchester
40% (168)
Open schools in M22
15
Primary in M22
11
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.

Compare with theseAll in ManchesterNear M22

  • Northenden Community School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Manchester · M22 4FL · Manchester

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM19.4%

    0.0 miles away

  • Rack House Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Manchester · M23 0BT · Manchester

    Ages 2–11

    • KS281%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM49.9%
    • Demand0.93

    0.9 miles away

  • St Ambrose RC Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Manchester · M21 7QA · Manchester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS244%
    • Absence8.9%
    • FSM55.6%
    • Demand1.00

    0.9 miles away

  • Benchill Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Foundation school · Primary

    Manchester · M22 8EJ · Manchester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS249%
    • Absence7.0%
    • FSM64.5%
    • Demand0.95

    1.1 miles away

  • Button Lane Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Manchester · M23 0ND · Manchester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS248%
    • Absence7.8%
    • FSM57.8%
    • Demand0.97

    1.2 miles away

  • Didsbury CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Manchester · M20 6RL · Manchester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS286%
    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM8.4%
    • Demand1.07

    1.2 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Ruth Byrne

Official links