Hindsford CofE Primary School

Hindsford CofE Primary School is a highly effective, caring primary school where pupils, including those with SEND, meet high expectations and achieve well across an ambitious curriculum. Inspectors found the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision all to be outstanding. Pupils are extremely happy, behave exceptionally well, and benefit from strong relationships with staff and a wide range of high-quality wider opportunities. Reading is central to the curriculum, with expert phonics teaching, precise support for pupils who struggle, and a strong reading culture. The school identifies pupils’ needs quickly and works with external specialists to remove barriers to learning. Personal development is exceptional, with pupils taking leadership roles, learning about democracy and respect, and raising their aspirations through careers education. Governance is strong, staff are well supported and proud to work at the school, and safeguarding arrangements are effective. This was the school’s first routine inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic, following a long period of exemption after its previous outstanding judgement. Under the current inspection framework, no overall effectiveness grade is awarded. No areas for improvement were identified in the report.

Strengths

• Pupils are valued in a caring school and are extremely proud of it.
• Pupils, including those with SEND, meet high expectations and achieve highly across the curriculum.
• The curriculum is ambitious and carefully sequenced, with well-chosen wider opportunities.
• Staff have strong subject knowledge and check learning regularly, addressing misconceptions quickly.
• Reading is central to the curriculum, supported by high-quality phonics and swift intervention.
• Pupils behave exceptionally well and have excellent attitudes to learning.
• Personal development is exceptional, with strong opportunities for leadership, democracy and careers learning.
• The school quickly identifies pupils’ needs and removes barriers to learning, including for disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND.
• Governance is highly effective, providing insightful challenge and support.
• Staff are proud to work at the school and benefit from strong training and development.
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective.

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 Hindsford CofE Primary School attended 95.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.2% 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, 1.0% of pupils at Hindsford CofE 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 Hindsford CofE Primary School had 21.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 11.1% of pupils at Hindsford CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.8% 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 Hindsford CofE Primary School received £8,200 and spent £8,055 for each of its 207 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £75,000 (£360 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 Hindsford CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Hindsford CofE Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in December 2024.

When was Hindsford CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Hindsford CofE Primary School was last inspected in December 2024.

How many pupils does Hindsford CofE Primary School have?

Hindsford CofE Primary School has 207 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hindsford CofE Primary School cover?

Hindsford CofE Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Hindsford CofE Primary School?

Hindsford CofE Primary School is at Lodge Road, Atherton, Manchester, M46 9BL.