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EnglandNorth WestManchesterM11 1AJHigher Openshaw Community School
Primary

Higher Openshaw Community School

Primary

Manchester · Manchester · M11 1AJ www.higher-openshaw.manchester.sch.uk

Pupils
339
cap. 345
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
339
Pupils · 2024/25
37%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
339
Pupils · 2024/25
37%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 22/06/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityManchester
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Higher Openshaw Community School · Primary · Manchester

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
58%
+2pp
64%59%54%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 58%
RWM higher standard
0%
-5pp
7%4%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
78%
Reading higher standard
36%
Writing expected standard
69%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
76%
Maths higher standard
22%
Science expected standard
73%
SPAG expected standard
73%
SPAG higher standard
27%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

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
339
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
37%
FSM eligible
62%
SEN
30%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
8%

Contact

Address
Saunton Road, Higher Openshaw, Manchester, M11 1AJ
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
2024/2558%0%78%36%69%0%76%22%73%73%106.0105.0105.030%339
2023/2456%5%70%21%67%7%58%12%81%74%104.0101.0105.026%346
2022/2362%5%64%28%72%5%72%33%72%64%104.0104.0103.0+3.20+4.20+4.5030%324
2018/1954%4%69%21%65%6%65%15%79%75%102.0102.0104.0-0.50-1.30-1.1014%381
2017/1864%7%71%24%74%12%81%12%76%81%104.0102.0105.0+1.30-0.10-0.9020%382
2016/1760%8%75%10%78%13%65%10%85%70%102.0101.0103.0-1.00+0.60-3.0019%384

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
2024/2533924.130%37%62%4%8%
2023/2434622.426%39%63%4%7%
2022/2332427.930%42%63%5%17%
2021/2230521.89%46%65%6%24%
2020/2133121.810%45%57%
2018/1938127.414%58%58%3%6%
2017/1838224.720%60%58%3%7%
2016/1738423.619%42%64%4%14%

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