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EnglandNorth WestManchesterM8 5XHIrk Valley Community School
Primary

Irk Valley Community School

Primary

Manchester · Manchester · M8 5XH www.irkvalley.manchester.sch.uk

Pupils
459
cap. 472
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
46%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
459
Pupils · 2024/25
74%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
46%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
459
Pupils · 2024/25
74%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 05/05/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityManchester
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio23.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Irk Valley Community School · Primary · Manchester

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
46%
-12pp
58%52%46%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 46%
RWM higher standard
0%
-5pp
10%5%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
58%
Reading higher standard
22%
Writing expected standard
58%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
68%
Maths higher standard
15%
Science expected standard
68%
SPAG expected standard
73%
SPAG higher standard
24%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
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
459
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
74%
FSM eligible
46%
SEN
25%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
17%

Contact

Address
Waterloo Street, Lower Crumpsall, Manchester, M8 5XH
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
2024/2546%0%58%22%58%0%68%15%68%73%103.0103.0105.025%459
2023/2458%5%70%17%73%6%78%23%69%81%103.0104.0108.017%476
2022/2351%5%66%26%67%7%61%20%64%67%104.0103.0105.0+0.50+0.90+0.7016%461
2018/1958%2%65%12%73%5%77%25%80%83%102.0105.0107.0-3.50-3.40-1.9013%481
2017/1855%10%67%23%75%15%73%18%81%80%104.0104.0108.0-4.00-2.80-2.7014%508
2016/1753%7%54%18%75%18%65%28%79%72%101.0103.0106.0-2.20+1.20-0.2016%517

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
2024/2545925.125%74%46%6%17%
2023/2447624.717%76%40%6%14%
2022/2346122.416%78%38%7%21%
2021/2246623.813%78%33%7%22%
2020/2146221.812%78%32%
2018/1948121.913%75%33%4%4%
2017/1850820.214%75%33%4%8%
2016/1751721.916%73%35%4%6%

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