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Manchester Road Primary Academy

3–11Ages
371Pupils
PrimaryPhase
141445URN

Manchester Road, Droylsden, Manchester, M43 6GD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodSep 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Nov 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

close to Tameside median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Tameside

75 applications for 43 places · 39th of 66 in Tameside

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

59%met the expected standard

Tameside 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodSep 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Nov 2024

The graded inspection, 11 September 2019Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

6 November 2024
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
11 September 2019
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.7applications per place, Reception

close to Tameside median (1.8) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

75 applications · 43 places offered · 43 named it first

2026 1.7; Tameside median median 1.8
2025 1.7; Tameside median median 1.9
2024 2.1; Tameside median median 2.0
2023 1.9; Tameside median median 1.9
2022 1.9; Tameside median median 1.9
2021 1.9; Tameside median median 1.9
2020 1.9; Tameside median median 2.1
2019 2.2; Tameside median median 2.2
2018 1.8; Tameside median median 2.2
2017 2.1; Tameside median median 2.2
2016 1.4; Tameside median median 2.2
2015 1.7; Tameside median median 2.4
2014 1.9; Tameside median median 2.7; as the previous school

This school
Tameside median

Dashed bars: as Manchester Road Primary School (URN 106208), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	43	75	1.7	43	1.00
Sep 2025	34	58	1.7	31	0.91
Sep 2024	33	70	2.1	33	1.00
Sep 2023	29	55	1.9	26	0.90
Sep 2022	34	64	1.9	32	0.94
Sep 2021	41	77	1.9	36	0.88
Sep 2020	32	60	1.9	29	0.91
Sep 2019	28	62	2.2	27	0.96
Sep 2018	41	73	1.8	39	0.95
Sep 2017	40	83	2.1	39	0.98
Sep 2016	57	82	1.4	52	0.91
Sep 2015	49	82	1.7	46	0.94
Sep 2014 *	52	101	1.9	48	0.92

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 74% · Maths 74% → all three 59% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard59%37th of 58 in Tameside

Tameside 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

Tameside 77% England 78%

Higher standard28%

Tameside 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Tameside 72% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Tameside 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard74%

Tameside 77% England 77%

Higher standard28%

Tameside 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Tameside median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	59%	7%	106	105
2023/24	66%	11%	108	105
2022/23	55%	7%	106	104

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Manchester Road Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Standards maintained2024

1.7applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Fairfield Road Primary School
0.6 km · Tameside

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Greenside Primary School
0.8 km · Tameside

Good2023

2.0applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Higher Openshaw Community School
0.8 km · Manchester

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Seymour Road Academy
0.8 km · Manchester

Remains Good2024

2.1applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Stephen's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.0 km · Tameside

Good2022

1.5applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St Clement's CofE Primary School
1.0 km · Manchester

Standards maintained2025

2.9applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
St Mary's CofE Primary School
1.0 km · Tameside

Remains Good2024

2.4applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Varna Community Primary School
1.1 km · Manchester

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 39%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141445 · 357/2046
Trust: The Enquire Learning Trust
Capacity: 446 pupils · 371 on roll
Free school meals: 42.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 October 2014
Replaced: Manchester Road Primary School (URN 106208)
Address: Manchester Road, Droylsden, Manchester, M43 6GD
Local authority: Tameside

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources