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Sedgley Park Community Primary School

Community school · Manchester · M25 0HT

Ages 3–11 · 260 pupils · Bury

KS2 expected (RWM)

62%

Overall absence

6.6%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)62%
Higher standard (RWM)8%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
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 absence6.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)21.6%
Unauthorised1.9%
Authorised absence
4.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.4%
Enrolments in measure
236

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

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

28

Places offered

28

1st-preference offers

28

Total preferences (any rank)
41
Preferred offers (top 3)
28
Applications from outside LA
11
Offers to outside-LA applicants
7

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 fill96%

260 pupils · 271 places

Pupils on roll
260
Boys / girls
148 / 112
School capacity
271
Capacity fill
260 / 271 (96%)
Free school meals
23.8%
FSM pupils
58
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
Mrs Helen Forrester

Location

Address
Kings Road, Prestwich
Postcode
M25 0HT
Town
Manchester
Local authority
Bury
District
Bury
Constituency
Bury South
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation

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, Bury, 260 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 23.8%.

Open schools in Manchester
415
Primary schools in Manchester
285
Academies among open schools in Manchester
40% (168)
Open schools in M25
14
Primary in M25
9
Open schools in Bury LA
91
Primary in Bury LA
64

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 M25

  • St Philip's RC Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Salford · M7 4WP · Salford

    Ages 3–11

    • KS280%
    • Absence3.9%
    • FSM13.8%
    • Demand1.02

    0.3 miles away

  • Yesoiday Hatorah Girls Academy

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy converter · Primary

    Manchester · M25 0JW · Bury

    Ages 3–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM1.8%
    • Demand1.00

    0.4 miles away

  • Yesoiday Hatorah Boys Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Manchester · M25 0JW · Bury

    Ages 3–11

    • KS272%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM1.4%
    • Demand1.33

    0.4 miles away

  • St Paul's CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Salford · M7 3PT · Salford

    Ages 3–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence6.8%
    • FSM39.3%
    • Demand0.92

    0.6 miles away

  • Park View Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Manchester · M25 1FA · Bury

    Ages 3–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM17.2%
    • Demand1.00

    0.6 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Helen Forrester

Official links