New Moston Primary School

New Moston Primary is a caring school where pupils feel safe, enjoy attending and behave well. Early years provision is strong, reading has a well-ordered phonics programme, and personal development is comprehensive, with pupils learning about safety, health and relationships. Pupils with SEND are included fully in school life, attendance has improved recently, and safeguarding is effective. However, the school is in a period of turbulence, with interim leadership and a substantive headteacher starting in January 2025, and improvements are still early. Pupils' achievement across the wider curriculum is not yet where it should be: some subjects lack clarity about essential knowledge and sequencing, subject leadership is uneven, and assessment is not consistently used to identify and close gaps. Reading and writing outcomes by the end of key stage 2 are too low, with insufficient practice to build fluency and accuracy. Some parents, particularly regarding SEND provision, feel poorly informed, some staff have workload and wellbeing concerns, and governors do not yet challenge leaders effectively on the quality of education.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and have positive relationships with staff.
• Pupils behave well and show respect and kindness.
• Early years provision gives children a strong start.
• A well-ordered phonics programme and strong reading culture are in place.
• Personal development is comprehensive and prepares pupils for life.
• Pupils with SEND are fully included in school life.
• Attendance has improved through quick identification of barriers.
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective.
• Pupils have opportunities to develop character and have a voice.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum lacks clarity about essential knowledge and sequencing in some subjects.
• Some subject leaders lack expertise to develop and improve their subjects.
• Pupils do not get enough practice in reading and writing to build fluency and accuracy.
• Too few pupils reach the expected standard in reading by the end of key stage 2, with a similar picture in writing.
• Teachers do not routinely check what pupils have learned, so gaps remain.
• Some parents feel poorly informed, particularly about SEND provision.
• Some staff have workload and wellbeing concerns.
• Governors do not routinely hold leaders to account for the quality of education.

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 New Moston Primary School attended 93.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 19.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

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, 0.4% of pupils at New Moston Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

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 New Moston Primary School had 24.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 37.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

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, 25.5% of pupils at New Moston Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

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 New Moston Primary School received £7,090 and spent £7,048 for each of its 487 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £230,000 (£472 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

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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What is New Moston Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for New Moston Primary School is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in January 2025.

When was New Moston Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

New Moston Primary School was last inspected in January 2025.

How many pupils does New Moston Primary School have?

New Moston Primary School has 487 pupils on roll.

What age range does New Moston Primary School cover?

New Moston Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 45% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is New Moston Primary School?

New Moston Primary School is at Moston Lane East, New Moston, Manchester, M40 3QJ.