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EnglandNorth WestManchesterM23 0NDButton Lane Primary School
Primary

Button Lane Primary School

Primary

Manchester · Manchester · M23 0ND www.buttonlane.manchester.sch.uk/

Pupils
420
cap. 480
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
49%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
420
Pupils · 2024/25
24%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
49%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
420
Pupils · 2024/25
24%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 12/07/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityManchester
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Button Lane Primary School · Primary · Manchester

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
49%
+1pp
49%41%33%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 49%
RWM higher standard
8%
+7pp
8%5%1%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
57%
Reading higher standard
20%
Writing expected standard
65%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
65%
Maths higher standard
20%
Science expected standard
86%
SPAG expected standard
61%
SPAG higher standard
22%
Reading scaled score
102.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

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
420
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
24%
FSM eligible
58%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
19%

Contact

Address
Button Lane, Northern Moor, Manchester, M23 0ND
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
2024/2549%8%57%20%65%10%65%20%86%61%102.0103.0102.018%420
2023/2448%1%69%25%57%1%66%21%66%62%104.0103.0103.010%451
2022/2348%3%71%28%59%9%66%16%66%66%103.0102.0102.0+1.10+0.30+0.5010%464
2018/1933%6%52%13%73%19%56%13%90%69%100.0102.0103.0-4.00-0.20-3.007%486
2017/1844%2%78%9%81%33%46%2%74%87%104.099.0106.0+0.30+3.20-3.809%480
2016/1771%19%83%33%90%43%74%26%93%79%106.0104.0104.0+2.80+4.90+0.6010%441

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
2024/2542027.318%24%58%7%19%
2023/2445123.310%20%61%8%27%
2022/2346424.910%17%61%7%26%
2021/2246323.311%13%66%8%25%
2020/2148125.75%8%60%
2018/1948625.67%12%63%4%10%
2017/1848022.99%12%59%5%12%
2016/1744117.210%10%51%5%12%

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