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Claremont Primary School

Primary Ages 3-11 568 pupils Manchester
Ofsted: Good
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Claremont Primary School is a community school in Manchester for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 568 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Claremont Primary School is Good, from an inspection in November 2023. In 2025, 42% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Ofsted inspection: November 2023. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Claremont Road
Moss Side
Claremont Primary School
Manchester
Lancashire
M14 7NA
Phone 01612262066
Reference Number 105408

General Makeup

Number of pupils 568
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 53.35%
Girls: 46.65%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 66.4%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 91.4%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24.1
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 24.4
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 27

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 32 27 59
2 37 35 72
3 36 37 73
4 44 32 76
5 50 40 90
6 45 40 85

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
African 39.6%
Pakistani 13.9%
Mixed, Other 3.9%
Asian, Other 3.9%
White, Other 2.1%
White & Asian 1.4%
Indian 1.2%
White, British 1.1%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.1%
Caribbean 1.1%
Chinese 0.5%
White & Black (African) 0.2%

Claremont Primary School has demonstrated overall good performance across several domains, including the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. Pupils feel secure and valued, with a curriculum designed to foster both academic achievement and personal aspirations. However, the school is navigating challenges due to a high turnover of students joining mid-year, which sometimes leads to gaps in knowledge for some pupils. Despite this, the school has taken proactive steps to support these students and improve overall learning outcomes.

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 04 Oct 2023
Date Report
04 Oct 2023 School inspection:
22 May 2018 Short inspection
05 Dec 2013 Full inspection:
29 Feb 2012 Full inspection:
10 Dec 2010 Curriculum and development visit
15 Jun 2009 Full inspection:
15 Feb 2006 Full inspection:
13 Mar 2000 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils feel safe, happy and secure due to the supportive environment.
  • High expectations for pupils' achievement are instilled.
  • The school offers diverse extracurricular opportunities for personal development.
  • Reading has a high priority with effective teaching strategies for phonics.
  • Strong relationships between staff, students, and parents enhance learning.
  • Governors are proficient in their roles and support the school effectively.

Areas for Improvement

  • Some pupils do not gain the full knowledge identified in the curriculum.
  • Assessment information is not consistently utilized to address misconceptions.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 42%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 2%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 100
Maths 101

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -1.6
Writing 1.7
Maths 0.6

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Average Scaled Score

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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 24 1
Third Preference 19 0
From another Local Authority 1 1

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Claremont Primary School had 543 pupils for 630 places. 87 places (13.8%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Primary - Central” planning area

Manchester counted 1,765 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 1,779 in 2029–30, up 1%.

201020112012201320142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Places 420420420420630555630630630630630630630630630
Pupils 413405405414431534589611615596605605594591543
Unfilled 1.7%3.6%3.6%1.4%31.6%3.8%6.5%3.0%2.4%5.4%4.0%4.0%5.7%6.2%13.8%

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Claremont Primary School attended 94.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

20142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Authorised absence 2.3%3.0%3.5%2.6%1.9%2.4%4.7%3.8%4.2%3.3%4.1%
Unauthorised absence 0.9%1.0%1.1%1.2%0.9%0.6%0.9%1.6%1.6%1.6%1.2%
Severely absent pupils 0.8%0.2%0.5%0.9%0.2%0.7%3.0%1.7%0.7%2.0%2.9%

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.5% of pupils at Claremont Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.00.00.40.40.00.00.00.12.83.90.40.60.61.92.82.0
Permanent exclusions 0000000000000010

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Claremont Primary School had 18.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 15.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

2011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 12.512.611.610.010.511.910.511.510.810.19.79.99.58.98.98.3
Teachers who left state teaching 3.7%21.1%20.0%7.7%15.2%23.6%10.0%5.4%3.5%1.3%3.0%9.4%6.1%4.2%2.6%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 66.7%57.1%65.5%53.6%73.0%58.3%57.6%52.8%58.8%–45.5%76.5%59.5%61.1%77.1%–
Sick days per teacher 3.53.04.21.56.52.32.78.03.7–4.66.23.53.62.8–

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 30.3% of pupils at Claremont Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Speech, language and communication needs 63 26
No specialist assessment of need 63 0
Social, emotional and mental health 26 2
Moderate learning difficulty 12 0
Autistic spectrum disorder 2 6
Specific learning difficulty 2 1
Hearing impairment 2 0
Physical disability 0 2
Down's syndrome 1 0
Multi-sensory impairment 0 1
Other difficulty or disability 1 0

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Claremont Primary School received £8,611 and spent £8,678 for each of its 568 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £203,000 (£358 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

20192020202120222023202420252026
Revenue reserve £389,000£202,000£301,000£295,000£178,000£144,000£242,000£203,000
per pupil £577£297£462£453£278£225£401£358
In-year balance -£353,000-£187,000£99,000-£6,000-£117,000-£34,000£98,000-£38,000
per pupil -£524-£274£151-£10-£183-£53£162-£68

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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0.72 miles
St Mary's CofE Junior and Infant School
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0.83 miles
St James' CofE Primary School, Birch-in-Rusholme
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1.16 miles
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1.17 miles
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Old Moat Primary School
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1.25 miles
St John's CofE Primary School
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1.25 miles
Co-op Academy Medlock
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1.27 miles
St Luke's CofE Primary School
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1.28 miles
Name Distance
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0.32 miles
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0.55 miles
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Manchester High School for Girls
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0.66 miles
St Bede's College
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William Hulme's Grammar School
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0.75 miles
IncludEd Learning
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0.87 miles
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1.05 miles
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What is Claremont Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Claremont Primary School is Good, from an inspection in November 2023.

When was Claremont Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Claremont Primary School was last inspected in November 2023.

How many pupils does Claremont Primary School have?

Claremont Primary School has 568 pupils on roll.

What age range does Claremont Primary School cover?

Claremont Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Claremont Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 42% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Claremont Primary School?

Claremont Primary School is at Claremont Road, Moss Side, Claremont Primary School, Manchester, Lancashire, M14 7NA.

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