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Westwood Park Community Primary School

Community school · Manchester · M30 8DH

Ages 3–11 · 285 pupils · Salford

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Ofsted

Needs attention

KS2 expected (RWM)

49%

Overall absence

7.4%

Admissions demand

0.90 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Needs attention

Inspection date

2026-04-28

  • AchievementNeeds attention
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

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)49%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
102.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
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 absence7.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)24.1%
Unauthorised3.6%
Authorised absence
3.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.8%
Enrolments in measure
253

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

0.90 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

28

Places offered

38

1st-preference offers

28

Total preferences (any rank)
41
Preferred offers (top 3)
31
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 (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill81%

285 pupils · 350 places

Pupils on roll
285
Boys / girls
149 / 136
School capacity
350
Capacity fill
285 / 350 (81%)
Free school meals
60.7%
FSM pupils
173
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
Headteacher Mandy Knipe

Location

Address
Vaughan Street, Winton, Eccles
Postcode
M30 8DH
Town
Manchester
Local authority
Salford
District
Salford
Constituency
Worsley and Eccles
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, Salford, 285 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 60.7%.

Open schools in Manchester
415
Primary schools in Manchester
285
Academies among open schools in Manchester
40% (168)
Open schools in M30
21
Primary in M30
12
Open schools in Salford LA
137
Primary in Salford LA
76

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 M30

  • St Gilbert's RC Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Manchester · M30 8LZ · Salford

    Ages 3–11

    • KS261%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM16.3%
    • Demand1.30

    0.4 miles away

  • Christ Church CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Manchester · M30 0GZ · Salford

    Ages 3–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM48.1%
    • Demand0.93

    0.7 miles away

  • Beech Street Community Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Manchester · M30 8GB · Salford

    Ages 3–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM51.5%
    • Demand1.50

    0.8 miles away

  • Broadoak Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy converter · Primary

    Manchester · M27 0EP · Salford

    Ages 3–11

    • KS292%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM3.3%
    • Demand1.60

    0.9 miles away

  • Monton Green Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Salford · M30 9JP · Salford

    Ages 3–11

    • KS247%
    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM14.8%
    • Demand0.98

    0.9 miles away

  • Lewis Street Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Manchester · M30 0PU · Salford

    Ages 3–11

    • KS253%
    • Absence7.7%
    • FSM52.5%
    • Demand0.82

    1.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Headteacher Mandy Knipe
Telephone
01617892598
Website
westwoodpark.org.uk

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