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New Islington Free School

Primary

Manchester · Manchester · M4 6EY newislington.coopacademies.co.uk

Pupils
376
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted report card

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Latest inspection
14 Jan 2025
Area judgements only

Ofsted no longer gives state-funded schools a single overall grade.

Area judgements

Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years provision
Good

Other Ofsted reports

1 report
17 Jun 2015
Full inspectionOutstanding
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

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This school is in Manchester. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
60%
+8pp
LA
60%
England
63%
68%60%51%
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RWM higher
9%
+3pp
LA
5%
England
8%
16%10%4%
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Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
73%
Reading higher standard
40%
Writing expected standard
73%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
73%
Maths higher standard
33%
Science expected standard
84%
SPAG expected standard
69%
LA AVG 74%
SPAG higher standard
40%
LA AVG 31%
Reading scaled score
105.0
LA AVG 104.95
Maths scaled score
105.0
LA AVG 104.23
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
381
cap. 420
385303221
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Pupil : teacher ratio
22.2
LA AVG 21.56:1
24.821.818.7
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EAL
46%
LA AVG 44.36%
46%34%21%
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FSM eligible
15%
LA AVG 48.11%
24%20%15%
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SEN
15%
LA AVG 20.09%
15%10%5%
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Overall absence
5%
LA
6%
England
5%
6%5%4%
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Persistent absence
17%
LA
15%
England
13%
19%13%7%
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Overview

Address10 Hugh Oldham Way, New Islington Marina, Manchester, M4 6EY
Telephone01612738007
Local authorityManchester
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.2:1
Religious characterNone
Finance£6667 spend / pupil£6761 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

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 prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2560%9%381
2023/2452%6%385
2022/2351%9%+0.70+0.30+0.80382
2018/1968%16%+1.00-1.20+0.30281
2017/1855%14%-0.50-1.70-0.40248
2016/1757%4%-1.10-0.10-3.50221
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2573%40%73%13%73%33%84%69%105.0105.0105.015%
2023/2471%33%58%13%73%29%77%67%104.0105.0105.015%
2022/2363%31%71%14%63%26%80%71%104.0104.0105.013%
2018/1974%32%74%19%81%39%84%77%105.0105.0106.05%
2017/1876%34%72%24%69%28%79%79%104.0103.0106.014%
2016/1782%25%75%25%68%21%89%86%104.0102.0107.013%

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
2024/2538122.215%46%15%5%17%
2023/2438524.415%44%19%6%18%
2022/2338222.713%44%20%6%19%
2021/2235322.610%43%18%6%19%
2020/2131818.78%41%17%
2018/1928121.65%22%15%5%10%
2017/1824824.814%21%18%4%12%
2016/1722122.113%23%24%4%7%

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