Button Lane Primary School

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

Button Lane Primary School provides a supportive and inclusive learning environment where pupils feel safe and valued. The school has demonstrated strong performance across various aspects of education, including behaviour, personal development, and leadership. Notably, leaders have designed an ambitious curriculum catering to all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). While most pupils achieve well, there have been some impacts on key stage one writing assessments due to previous staff instability and the pandemic. However, effective interventions have been implemented to address these gaps in learning.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 420
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.71%
Girls: 49.29%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 56.4%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 24.3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 28
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 25
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.1

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 26 33 59
2 21 25 46
3 30 29 59
4 25 35 60
5 39 22 61
6 36 17 53

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 58.3%
Indian 6.4%
Asian, Other 6.2%
White & Black (Caribbean) 4%
White, Other 3.6%
Pakistani 3.6%
African 3.3%
Mixed, Other 1.9%
Caribbean 1.9%
White & Asian 1%
White & Black (African) 0.7%
Chinese 0.2%
Irish 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 12 Jul 2023
Date Report
12 Jul 2023 School inspection:
02 Nov 2017 Short inspection
22 Nov 2012 Full inspection:
01 Feb 2011 Full inspection:
07 Jul 2010 Monitoring visit
19 Nov 2009 Full inspection:
20 Mar 2007 Full inspection:
23 Sep 2002 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Warm and welcoming environment where pupils feel cared for
  • Strong leadership and high expectations for behaviour
  • Ambitious curriculum designed for all pupils, including those with SEND
  • Effective phonics curriculum leading to fluent reading among pupils
  • Positive relationships between staff and pupils contributing to effective learning
  • Wide range of extracurricular opportunities enhancing learning and personal development

Areas for Improvement

  • In some subjects, key knowledge for long-term retention is not clearly identified
  • Assessment strategies in some foundation subjects are not precise enough

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 49%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 8%

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 102
Maths 103

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
Writing 0.3
Maths 0.5

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 20 1
Third Preference 15 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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