Acre Hall Primary School

Acre Hall Primary School is currently rated as requiring improvement overall, with room for enhancement in several key areas. While the school has established a friendly and inclusive environment where pupils are encouraged to embrace their individuality, the academic performance and curriculum delivery need significant attention. Despite an ambitious curriculum and effective phonics program, inconsistencies in teaching practices prevent some pupils from achieving their full potential. Additionally, while staff relationships with pupils foster a positive atmosphere, improvements are needed in assessing and addressing learning gaps.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate positive and resilient attitudes towards learning.
• Strong relationships between staff and pupils support emotional and social growth.
• The school has an ambitious curriculum with high aspirations for all pupils.
• Pupils with SEND are fully included in all aspects of school life.
• There is a strong emphasis on personal development and extracurricular activities.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent delivery of the curriculum affects some pupils’ learning.
• Some misconceptions among pupils are not identified and corrected promptly.
• The impact of the curriculum is not monitored effectively 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 Acre Hall Primary School attended 94.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 17.0% 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, 0.7% of pupils at Acre Hall 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 Acre Hall Primary School had 18.5 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, 15.5% of pupils at Acre Hall Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 13.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has a SEN unit with 31 pupils.

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 Acre Hall Primary School received £7,818 and spent £7,666 for each of its 289 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £1,033,000 (-£3,573 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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All schools in Manchester · Trafford local authority: places and applications

Acre Hall Primary School is part of Bright Futures Educational Trust, which runs 11 schools. The nearest others:

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

What is Acre Hall Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Acre Hall Primary School is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in September 2024.

When was Acre Hall Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Acre Hall Primary School was last inspected in September 2024.

How many pupils does Acre Hall Primary School have?

Acre Hall Primary School has 297 pupils on roll.

What age range does Acre Hall Primary School cover?

Acre Hall Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Acre Hall Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 45% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Acre Hall Primary School?

Acre Hall Primary School is at Irlam Road, Flixton, Urmston, Manchester, M41 6NA.