Button Lane Primary School

Type Primary
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Button Lane
Northern Moor
Manchester
M23 0ND
Phone 01619451965
Reference Number 131938

Description

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Button Lane Primary School, located at M23 0ND in Northern Moor, Manchester, caters to children aged 3-11 years. It is a community school that operates as a co-educational institution for both boys and girls, with a total of 464 students. The school is led by Headteacher Ms Emma Roberts, and it adheres to Manchester Council's admission rules. Button Lane Primary School prides itself on providing a safe and nurturing environment where pupils can enjoy learning, with the school motto emphasizing the drive towards aspirational goals, proclaiming that "only the best is good enough".

The Ofsted report indicates that Button Lane Primary School was rated as Good in its latest inspection. The school values and promotes respect through its curriculum, with the goal of developing responsible citizens. Pupils from the school achieved 33% higher standard scores in reading, writing, and maths at key stage 2. The school aims to ensure that children develop holistically and are prepared for the next stages of their education.

The campus encourages proactive engagement from parents, fostering strong community relations and an integrated home-school partnership. Button Lane Primary School offers a balanced curriculum, including a variety of extracurricular activities, such as sports clubs, music education, and activities that promote British values. The school's remote learning strategy and availability of digital devices for home learning demonstrate a high level of responsiveness to changing circumstances, such as the pandemic.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 464
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 54.96%
Girls: 45.04%

Year Groups

Year Number of pupils
1 47
2 60
3 55
4 57
5 76
6 59

Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2023-09-26
Date Description Report
2023-07-12 School inspection: School inspection:
2017-11-02 Short inspection Short inspection
2012-11-22 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2011-02-01 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2010-07-07 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2009-11-19 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-03-20 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2002-09-23 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 48% Upgrade Upgrade
Pupils meeting a higher standard 3% Upgrade Upgrade

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 103 Upgrade Upgrade
Maths 102 Upgrade Upgrade

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 1.1 Upgrade Upgrade
Writing 0.3 Upgrade Upgrade
Maths 0.5 Upgrade Upgrade

How many students meet the standards

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.

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.

2023 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference Upgrade Upgrade
Second Preference 25 2
Third Preference 15 0
From another Local Authority 1 1

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Attainment 8 score percentile

Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)

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