Cheetwood Primary School

Cheetwood Primary is performing well overall, achieving a 'good' grade across all areas of inspection. The school fosters a warm and respectful environment where pupils feel well cared for and are encouraged to take on roles that promote responsibility, such as peer mediators. The emphasis on reading within the curriculum has empowered students, especially those learning English as an additional language, to flourish and develop positive attitudes toward their education. There is a commendable focus on personal development, helping pupils understand their community and themselves, and staff are invested in consulting and including all members in the school’s improvement journey.

Strengths

• Strong support for pupils learning English as an additional language.
• Positive relationships among pupils and staff.
• Effective phonics program and early reading initiatives.
• Ambitious and well-defined curriculum.
• Commitment to pupils' personal development and well-being.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils do not receive adequate support in writing mechanics, including spelling, handwriting, and grammar.
• Inconsistent use of assessment information to inform future teaching.

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 Cheetwood Primary School attended 94.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.6% 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, 0.9% of pupils at Cheetwood 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 Cheetwood Primary School had 18.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.7% 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, 14.2% of pupils at Cheetwood Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.5% 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 Cheetwood Primary School received £8,791 and spent £8,499 for each of its 197 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £129,000 (£655 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 Cheetwood Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Cheetwood Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2024.

When was Cheetwood Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Cheetwood Primary School was last inspected in September 2024.

How many pupils does Cheetwood Primary School have?

Cheetwood Primary School has 197 pupils on roll.

What age range does Cheetwood Primary School cover?

Cheetwood Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 43% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Cheetwood Primary School?

Cheetwood Primary School is at Waterloo Road, Cheetham, Manchester, M8 8EJ.