Monton Green Primary School

Monton Green Primary School continues to demonstrate a good level of performance, providing a supportive environment where pupils feel safe and valued. The school prioritizes the well-being and academic success of all students, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Leaders have established a broad curriculum enriched with diverse opportunities for experiential learning, which has contributed to pupils achieving well in core subjects like English, mathematics, and science. However, there are some areas for improvement, particularly in finalizing the specific knowledge and skills required in the wider curriculum subjects. Teachers are delivering the curriculum effectively, although some aspects of the new phonics program are still being implemented inconsistently, impacting the development of reading skills among some pupils. Overall, the school has a strong foundation but needs to refine certain curriculum aspects for enhanced learning continuity.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and happy at school.
• Leaders provide a wealth of enrichment opportunities.
• Strong emphasis on positive behavior and rewards.
• Well-structured curriculum in key subjects.
• Effective support for pupils with SEND.
• Pupils are well prepared for life in modern Britain.
• Strong leadership focus on staff well-being.

Areas for Improvement

• Some curriculum subjects lack clarity on specific knowledge to be learned.
• Inconsistent delivery of the phonics program affects some pupils' reading progress.

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 Monton Green Primary School attended 94.6% 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, 1.1% of pupils at Monton Green 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 Monton Green Primary School had 20.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 7.8% 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, 15.7% of pupils at Monton Green Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 10 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 Monton Green Primary School received £6,558 and spent £6,782 for each of its 440 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £137,000 (£311 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 Monton Green Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Monton Green Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was Monton Green Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Monton Green Primary School was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does Monton Green Primary School have?

Monton Green Primary School has 440 pupils on roll.

What age range does Monton Green Primary School cover?

Monton Green Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 76% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Monton Green Primary School?

Monton Green Primary School is at Pine Grove, Eccles, Salford, M30 9JP.