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EnglandNorth WestManchesterM22 8EJBenchill Primary School
Primary

Benchill Primary School

Primary

Manchester · Manchester · M22 8EJ www.benchill.manchester.sch.uk/

Pupils
503
cap. 574
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
60%
RWM expected · 2024/25
1%
RWM higher · 2024/25
503
Pupils · 2024/25
31%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
60%
RWM expected · 2024/25
1%
RWM higher · 2024/25
503
Pupils · 2024/25
31%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 11/09/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityManchester
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio18.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen

Overview of Benchill Primary School · Primary · Manchester

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
60%
+11pp
60%30%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 60%
RWM higher standard
1%
+1pp
2%1%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 1%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
72%
Reading higher standard
27%
Writing expected standard
73%
Writing higher standard
1%
Maths expected standard
63%
Maths higher standard
13%
Science expected standard
76%
SPAG expected standard
51%
SPAG higher standard
3%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
101.0
GPS scaled score
100.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
503
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
31%
FSM eligible
67%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
19%

Contact

Address
Benchill Road, Wythenshawe, Manchester, M22 8EJ
Local authority
Manchester
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2560%1%72%27%73%1%63%13%76%51%103.0101.0100.019%503
2023/2449%0%58%13%69%0%65%6%72%66%101.0101.0103.019%531
2022/2343%0%61%20%73%1%71%13%73%67%101.0102.0102.0-0.60+2.00+1.4027%550
2018/1950%2%61%11%64%2%70%5%68%61%100.0101.0100.0-2.00-2.40-1.9021%537
2017/180%0%0%0%78%0%81%15%80%63%Not published104.0101.0Not applicable-1.40-0.5021%552
2016/1774%6%76%16%76%6%80%12%76%72%103.0103.0103.0+0.90-1.40+1.7020%528

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2550319.119%31%67%6%19%
2023/2453122.819%28%68%7%22%
2022/2355020.727%25%70%7%23%
2021/2253721.425%19%72%7%23%
2020/2152319.722%18%61%
2018/1953725.221%14%67%5%11%
2017/1855220.521%15%66%5%12%
2016/1752819.220%13%70%5%12%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.