Cheetham CofE Community Academy

Cheetham CofE Community Academy has maintained its status as a good school since its last inspection in 2014. The leadership has recently undergone significant changes, which have been positively received, fostering a supportive environment for both staff and students. The school's community spirit is strong, with pupils expressing pride in their school and actively participating in various activities, including community events and school governance through the school-wide council. The curriculum has been designed to meet the needs of its diverse pupil population, and there is a strong emphasis on reading and vocabulary acquisition, especially for students who speak English as an additional language.

Strengths

• Welcoming and supportive community environment
• Ambitious and well-designed curriculum
• Strong focus on reading and early phonics support
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs
• High levels of pupil participation and pride in school
• Effective staff training and collaboration

Areas for Improvement

• Some older pupils have gaps in knowledge due to newly redesigned curriculums in certain subjects

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 Cheetham CofE Community Academy attended 95.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.8% 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, 0.6% of pupils at Cheetham CofE Community Academy 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 Cheetham CofE Community Academy had 20.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.8% 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 Cheetham CofE Community Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.2% 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 2024–25 Cheetham CofE Community Academy received £7,366 and spent £6,849 for each of its 628 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £515,000 (£821 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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What is Cheetham CofE Community Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Cheetham CofE Community Academy is Good, from an inspection in October 2023.

When was Cheetham CofE Community Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Cheetham CofE Community Academy was last inspected in October 2023.

How many pupils does Cheetham CofE Community Academy have?

Cheetham CofE Community Academy has 597 pupils on roll.

What age range does Cheetham CofE Community Academy cover?

Cheetham CofE Community Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Cheetham CofE Community Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 55% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Cheetham CofE Community Academy?

Cheetham CofE Community Academy is at Halliwell Lane, Cheetham Hill, Manchester, M8 9FR.