Radcliffe Primary School

Radcliffe Primary School has shown significant improvement since its previous inspection, moving from requires improvement to a good overall rating. The school provides a welcoming and nurturing environment where pupils are happy and engaged in their learning. Leaders have developed an ambitious curriculum that is well-structured and inclusive, catering to all pupils including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities. While the school has many strengths, there are areas that need attention to further enhance the educational experience.

Strengths

• Strong leadership and management with a clear vision for the school.
• High-quality early years provision that aids children's transition.
• Good behaviour and positive attitudes from pupils, contributing to a safe learning environment.
• Rich extracurricular activities and opportunities for pupils.
• Effective phonics teaching that supports early reading development.
• Strong support for pupils with SEND through targeted interventions.

Areas for Improvement

• Limited range of experiences for pupils to learn about life in modern Britain.
• Older pupils lack access to a broad selection of high-quality texts for pleasure reading.

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 Radcliffe Primary School attended 94.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 17.1% 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, 2.2% of pupils at Radcliffe Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was 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 Radcliffe Primary School had 23.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 18.5% 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, 15.8% of pupils at Radcliffe Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.1% 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 Radcliffe Primary School received £8,485 and spent £8,168 for each of its 218 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £208,000 (£955 per pupil).

Across all 5 schools of The Keep Learning Trust, income was £6,355 and spending £6,442 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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Radcliffe Primary School is part of The Keep Learning Trust, which runs 5 schools. The nearest others:

• Elton Community Primary School Bury
• Old Hall Primary School Bury
• Park View Primary School Manchester
• Greenmount Primary School Bury

What is Radcliffe Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Radcliffe Primary School is Good, from an inspection in December 2022.

When was Radcliffe Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Radcliffe Primary School was last inspected in December 2022.

How many pupils does Radcliffe Primary School have?

Radcliffe Primary School has 228 pupils on roll.

What age range does Radcliffe Primary School cover?

Radcliffe Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Radcliffe Primary School?

Radcliffe Primary School is at Coronation Road, Radcliffe, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M26 3RD.