Pike Fold Primary School

Pike Fold Primary School continues to be rated as a good school, with a positive and supportive environment where pupils feel happy and safe. Leaders have high expectations, and the curriculum is ambitious and broad, effectively preparing pupils for future educational stages. Positive events and initiatives enrich the school community, fostering a strong sense of belonging among students, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), who receive tailored support. However, there are areas where curriculum clarity can be improved, which has led to some uneven learning experiences for pupils in certain subjects.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy and proud to attend school.
• High expectations for student achievement.
• Strong behaviour management leading to a positive learning environment.
• Ambitious and broad curriculum.
• Effective teaching of reading with a new phonics program.
• Well-prepared pupils for future educational stages.
• Supportive staff who assist pupils in overcoming learning challenges.
• Strong community engagement through extracurricular experiences.

Areas for Improvement

• Insufficient identification of essential knowledge in a few subjects.

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 Pike Fold Primary School attended 94.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.3% 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 Pike Fold 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 Pike Fold Primary School had 20.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.0% 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, 15.6% of pupils at Pike Fold Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 8 pupils.

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 Pike Fold Primary School received £8,276 and spent £7,966 for each of its 428 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £301,000 (£703 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 Pike Fold Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Pike Fold Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was Pike Fold Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Pike Fold Primary School was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does Pike Fold Primary School have?

Pike Fold Primary School has 435 pupils on roll.

What age range does Pike Fold Primary School cover?

Pike Fold Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 57% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Pike Fold Primary School?

Pike Fold Primary School is at Old Market Street, Blackley, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M9 8QP.