CofE School of the Resurrection

CofE School of the Resurrection has demonstrated good overall effectiveness in its first routine inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic. The school has made significant improvements since its previous inspection and now offers a nurturing environment where pupils feel safe and valued. High expectations are set for behavior and academic performance, resulting in students who are engaged and eager to learn, with strong attendance rates. The school’s commitment to a rich curriculum has seen positive outcomes, particularly in early reading and support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy learning and feel safe and well-supported.
• High expectations for behavior guided by the 'Resurrection Way'.
• Strong curriculum foundation from Nursery to Year 6.
• Teachers have good subject knowledge and most deliver lessons effectively.
• Effective support for pupils with SEND, ensuring they learn alongside their peers.
• Extensive extracurricular activities enhancing personal development.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistency in teachers’ explanations of new content can slow learning.
• Teachers' assessment practices do not always identify pupils' misconceptions.

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 CofE School of the Resurrection attended 94.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.1% 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, 2.9% of pupils at CofE School of the Resurrection were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was 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 CofE School of the Resurrection had 22.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 62.5% 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, 15.4% of pupils at CofE School of the Resurrection were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.1% 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 CofE School of the Resurrection received £8,798 and spent £9,075 for each of its 188 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £102,000 (£544 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 CofE School of the Resurrection's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for CofE School of the Resurrection is Good, from an inspection in February 2023.

When was CofE School of the Resurrection last inspected by Ofsted?

CofE School of the Resurrection was last inspected in February 2023.

How many pupils does CofE School of the Resurrection have?

CofE School of the Resurrection has 188 pupils on roll.

What age range does CofE School of the Resurrection cover?

CofE School of the Resurrection for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are CofE School of the Resurrection's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is CofE School of the Resurrection?

CofE School of the Resurrection is at Pilgrim Drive, Beswick, Manchester, M11 3TJ.