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Old Hall Drive Academy

3–11Ages
458Pupils
PrimaryPhase
142501URN

Old Hall Drive, Gorton, Manchester, M18 7FU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

close to Manchester median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Manchester

119 applications for 49 places · 58th of 125 in Manchester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%met the expected standard

Manchester 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 21 May 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

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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

2.4applications per place, Reception

close to Manchester median (2.4) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

119 applications · 49 places offered · 45 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.4; Manchester median median 2.4
2025 2.4; Manchester median median 2.4
2024 2.1; Manchester median median 2.4
2023 2.3; Manchester median median 2.5
2022 2.0; Manchester median median 2.6
2021 1.7; Manchester median median 1.9
2020 1.4; Manchester median median 1.8
2019 1.4; Manchester median median 1.9
2018 1.6; Manchester median median 2.0
2017 1.8; Manchester median median 2.0
2016 1.3; Manchester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 1.4; Manchester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 1.5; Manchester median median 1.9; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Manchester median in 0 of 10 years.

This school
Manchester median

Dashed bars: as Old Hall Drive Primary School (URN 130394), 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	49	119	2.4	45	0.92
Sep 2025	50	118	2.4	50	1.00
Sep 2024	52	110	2.1	50	0.96
Sep 2023	44	103	2.3	43	0.98
Sep 2022	56	110	2.0	48	0.86
Sep 2021	51	86	1.7	51	1.00
Sep 2020	57	81	1.4	53	0.93
Sep 2019	60	84	1.4	46	0.77
Sep 2018	60	96	1.6	55	0.92
Sep 2017	58	106	1.8	57	0.98
Sep 2016 *	57	75	1.3	41	0.72
Sep 2015 *	60	81	1.4	53	0.88
Sep 2014 *	60	91	1.5	54	0.90

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 68% · Maths 75% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%37th of 123 in Manchester

Manchester 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Manchester 73% England 78%

Higher standard56%

Manchester 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard68%

Manchester 70% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Manchester 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

Manchester 74% England 77%

Higher standard30%

Manchester 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Manchester median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	67%	6%	107	105
2023/24	60%	6%	105	104
2022/23	63%	7%	108	106

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

Old Hall Drive AcademyThis school
This school

Good2024

2.4applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart RC Primary School
0.3 km · Manchester

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.1applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Oasis Academy Aspinal
0.7 km · Manchester

Good2022

2.3applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
St James' CofE Primary School Gorton
0.8 km · Manchester

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Rushbrook Primary Academy
0.8 km · Manchester

Good2024

2.0applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Abbey Hey Primary Academy
0.8 km · Manchester

Improved significantly2024

2.1applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Gorton Primary School
0.9 km · Manchester

Good2023

2.6applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
St Richard's RC Primary School
1.4 km · Manchester

Good2024

2.1applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Crowcroft Park Primary School
1.5 km · Manchester

2025

4.9applications per place 66%met the SATs standard

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Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142501 · 352/2329
Trust: Wise Owl Trust
Capacity: 480 pupils · 458 on roll
Free school meals: 67.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 February 2016
Replaced: Old Hall Drive Primary School (URN 130394)
Address: Old Hall Drive, Gorton, Manchester, M18 7FU
Local authority: Manchester

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