Kings Road Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Kings Road
Firswood
Manchester
M16 0GR
Phone 01618813571
Reference Number 106322

Kings Road Primary is performing well overall, receiving a 'Good' rating across all assessed areas, including education quality, behaviour, personal development, and leadership. Pupils express feeling cherished and safe, with positive relationships established between staff and students. Notably, the school promotes a supportive environment through initiatives like 'The Hub', which offers a safe space for students to discuss concerns. Additionally, the school caters effectively to pupils with special educational needs and those who are learning English as an additional language, ensuring a broad and balanced curriculum throughout.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 669
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.72%
Girls: 48.28%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 31.4%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 67%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27.1
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 27.2
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 35 36 71
2 45 45 90
3 39 53 92
4 37 45 82
5 52 41 93
6 55 42 97

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
Pakistani 50.8%
Indian 12%
Mixed, Other 4.3%
Asian, Other 3.9%
White & Asian 3.7%
Unclassified 3.3%
African 2.8%
White, British 2.5%
White, Other 1.8%
Chinese 1.6%
Caribbean 1.5%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.3%
White & Black (African) 1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 27 Jun 2023
Date Report
27 Jun 2023 School inspection:
23 Jan 2018 Short inspection
20 May 2015 Curriculum and development visit
04 Jul 2013 Full inspection:
30 Jun 2010 Interim assessment
08 Jan 2007 Full inspection:
30 Apr 2001 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils feel exceptionally well cared for and cherished by their teachers.
  • Strong relationships and high levels of courtesy among pupils and staff.
  • Leaders maintain high expectations for all pupils, successfully supporting those with SEND.
  • Effective strategies in early reading, promoting a love of literature.
  • Broad and balanced curriculum with various enrichment opportunities.

Areas for Improvement

  • Lack of clarity in some subjects regarding important knowledge to be taught.
  • Attendance and punctuality systems lack the necessary rigour.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 63%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 17%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 105
Maths 106

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -0.1
Writing 4.8
Maths 0.1

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 45 10
Third Preference 21 0
From another Local Authority 13 9

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