Clifton Primary School

Clifton Primary School is performing well, continuing to be recognized as a good school. The report highlights a positive and supportive environment, with pupils feeling safe and eager to learn. The school's leadership displays ambition for the success of all students, including those with special educational needs and disabilities. The curriculum is broad and generally well-structured, promoting engagement and building upon pupils' prior knowledge effectively. However, there are some areas in the curriculum where clarity regarding the progression of knowledge could be improved, hindering some aspects of learning for pupils.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and supported by staff.
• Leaders are ambitious for all pupils, including those with SEND.
• The broad and ambitious curriculum is well-organized in most subjects.
• Teachers are equipped to clearly explain new ideas and adapt teaching based on pupils' understanding.
• The recently strengthened reading curriculum has improved pupils' reading accuracy and confidence.
• Pupils engage positively with their learning and conduct themselves well.
• There are many opportunities for pupils to participate in school life and develop self-confidence.

Areas for Improvement

• In a few subjects, leaders are still finalizing their curriculum structure, causing some confusion in knowledge progression.

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 Clifton Primary School attended 91.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 25.2% 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, 2.9% of pupils at Clifton Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). 2 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 Clifton Primary School had 17.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.1% 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, 24.0% of pupils at Clifton Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.0% 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 Clifton Primary School received £7,098 and spent £7,433 for each of its 271 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £108,000 (£398 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 Clifton Primary School's Ofsted rating?

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

When was Clifton Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Clifton Primary School was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does Clifton Primary School have?

Clifton Primary School has 271 pupils on roll.

What age range does Clifton Primary School cover?

Clifton Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 42% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Clifton Primary School?

Clifton Primary School is at Wroe Street, Clifton, Swinton, Manchester, M27 6PF.