Stanley Grove Primary Academy

Stanley Grove Primary Academy continues to uphold the strong standards established in previous inspections, demonstrating effective actions to maintain academic progress and support for pupils. The school showcases an ambitious curriculum designed to enhance pupil learning, while initiatives to foster personal, social, and emotional development have been implemented successfully. Notably, the inclusive environment is a key strength, encouraging individuality and providing various responsibilities for pupils, fostering their confidence and engagement in school life. The school has implemented targeted support strategies for pupils with additional needs, particularly those identified with SEND and English as an additional language. While the majority of pupils develop a curiosity about learning and enjoy reading, there remain challenges in ensuring that all pupils achieve fluency in phonics, suggesting the need for continued focus on reading support. Overall, the school's positive relationships with staff and pupils, alongside community engagement, provide a strong foundation for educational success.

Strengths

• Effective personal, social and emotional support for pupils.
• Ambitious and coherent curriculum that progressively builds knowledge.
• Strong relationships between pupils and staff.
• Inclusive environment that nurtures individuality.
• Diverse extra-curricular activities that enhance learning.
• Effective early years provision that supports language development.
• Strong commitment to developing respectful and considerate individuals.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils lack secure recall of phonics knowledge, affecting their reading fluency.

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 Stanley Grove Primary Academy attended 94.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 17.3% 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, 1.6% of pupils at Stanley Grove Primary 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 Stanley Grove Primary Academy had 24.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 17.7% 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, 18.4% of pupils at Stanley Grove Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.6% 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 Stanley Grove Primary Academy received £7,459 and spent £7,094 for each of its 648 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,344,000 (£2,074 per pupil).

Across all 11 schools of Bright Futures Educational Trust, income was £10,531 and spending £10,103 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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Stanley Grove Primary Academy is part of Bright Futures Educational Trust, which runs 11 schools. The nearest others:

• Cedar Mount Academy Gorton
• Melland High School Gorton
• Rushbrook Primary Academy Manchester
• Lime Tree Primary Academy Sale
• Barton Clough Primary School Manchester
• The Orchards Stretford
• Elmridge Primary School Altrincham
• Acre Hall Primary School Manchester
• Altrincham Grammar School for Girls Altrincham
• Marton Primary Academy and Nursery Blackpool

What is Stanley Grove Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Stanley Grove Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in January 2025.

When was Stanley Grove Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Stanley Grove Primary Academy was last inspected in January 2025.

How many pupils does Stanley Grove Primary Academy have?

Stanley Grove Primary Academy has 673 pupils on roll.

What age range does Stanley Grove Primary Academy cover?

Stanley Grove Primary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Stanley Grove Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 56% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Stanley Grove Primary Academy?

Stanley Grove Primary Academy is at STANLEY GROVE, RUSHFORD STREET, LONGSIGHT, GREATER MANCHESTER, M12 4NL.