Manchester Communication Primary Academy

Type Primary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address 49 Parkstead Drive
Harpurhey
Manchester
M9 5QN
Phone 01612028989
Reference Number 140482

General Makeup

Number of pupils 461
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 53.15%
Girls: 46.85%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 59%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 39%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 29.4
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 28.4
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30.2

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 27 27 54
2 31 28 59
3 35 25 60
4 31 31 62
5 22 34 56
6 39 25 64

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 23%
African 16.9%
Pakistani 13.9%
Mixed, Other 6.9%
Asian, Other 5.9%
White, Other 3.9%
White & Black (African) 3.3%
Indian 1.3%
Unclassified 1.3%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.1%
Chinese 0.4%
White & Asian 0.4%
Caribbean 0.4%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2023-05-16
Date Description Report
2023-03-21 School inspection School inspection
2017-10-10 Full inspection: Full inspection:

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 49% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 2% Unlock Unlock

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 103 Unlock Unlock
Maths 102 Unlock Unlock

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 0.8 Unlock Unlock
Writing 1.2 Unlock Unlock
Maths 0.8 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

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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.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 18 1
Third Preference 17 0
From another Local Authority 2 2

Previous Years

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Name Distance
St Edmund's RC Primary School
Upper Monsall Street, Miles Platting, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M40 8NG
0.38 miles
St Augustine's CofE Primary School
St Augustine Street, Monsall, Manchester, M40 8PL
0.38 miles
Saviour CofE Primary School
Eggington Street, Collyhurst, Manchester, M40 7RH
0.44 miles
St Malachy's RC Primary School
Eggington Street, Collyhurst, Manchester, M40 7RG
0.5 miles
Oasis Academy Harpur Mount
Alfred Street, Harpurhey, Manchester, M9 5XR
0.55 miles
Collyhurst Nursery School
Teignmouth Avenue, Manchester, M40 7QD
0.6 miles
Oasis Academy Temple
Smedley Lane, Cheetham, Temple Primary School, Manchester, M8 8SA
0.64 miles
Irk Valley Community School
Waterloo Street, Lower Crumpsall, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M8 5XH
0.67 miles
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School
Capstan Street, Blackley, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M9 4DU
0.76 miles
St Chad's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Balmfield Street, Cheetham, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M8 0SP
0.88 miles
Moston Lane Community Primary School
Moston Lane, Moston, Manchester, M9 4HH
0.9 miles
Lily Lane Primary School
74 Kenyon Lane, Moston, Manchester, M40 9JP
0.96 miles
Abbott Community Primary School
Livesey Street, Collyhurst, Manchester, Lancashire, M40 7PR
0.97 miles
Park View Community Primary Academy
Varley Street, Miles Platting, Manchester, M40 7EJ
1.01 miles
St Patrick's RC Primary School
Livesey Street, Collyhurst, Manchester, M4 5HF
1.02 miles
Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Wilson Road, Blackley, Manchester, M9 8BG
1.07 miles
St Dunstan's RC Primary School
Bacup Street, Moston, Manchester, M40 9HF
1.11 miles
St Anne's RC Primary School Crumpsall Manchester
Moss Bank, Crumpsall, Manchester, M8 5AB
1.11 miles
Cheetham CofE Community Academy
Halliwell Lane, Cheetham Hill, Manchester, M8 9FR
1.25 miles
Cravenwood Primary Academy
Cravenwood Road, Crumpsall, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M8 5AE
1.27 miles
Name Distance
Manchester Communication Academy
Silchester Drive, Harpurhey, Manchester, M40 8NT
0.14 miles
Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester
40 Rayburn Way, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M8 8DT
0.67 miles
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester
38 Rayburn Way, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M8 8DT
0.77 miles
Abraham Moss Community School
Crescent Road, Crumpsall, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M8 5UF
0.95 miles
Harpurhey Alternative Provision School
Christ Church Parish Hall, Water Street, Harpurhey, Manchester, Lancashire, M9 5US
1.25 miles
The King David High School
Eaton Road, Crumpsall, Manchester, M8 5DY
1.44 miles
Beis Ruchel Girls School
11 Norton Street, Salford, M7 4AJ
1.48 miles
Bnos Yisroel School Manchester
Leicester Road, Salford, Lancashire, M7 4DA
1.5 miles
Manchester Senior Girls School
138 Leicester Road, Salford, M7 4GB
1.51 miles
The Cooperative College
Holyoake House, Manchester, M60 0AS
1.51 miles
OYY Lubavitch Boys School
4, Upper Park road, M7 4HL
1.57 miles
Chetham's School of Music
1.64 miles
Mechinoh School
13 Upper Park Road, Salford, Lancashire, M7 4HY
1.65 miles
Co-op Academy Manchester
Plant Hill Road, Higher Blackley, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M9 0WQ
1.75 miles
Aim Habonim
51 Rigby Street, Salford, M7 4NX
1.77 miles
The Greens ENS
202 Droylsden Road, Newton Heath, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M40 1NZ
1.79 miles
Beis Malka Girls school
399-401 Bury New Road, Salford, M7 2BT
1.83 miles
Beis Hatalmud School
62 Wellington Street West, Broughton, Salford, Lancashire, M7 2FD
1.83 miles
Beis Yaakov High School
69 Broom Lane, Bury New Road, Salford, Greater Manchester, M7 4FF
1.87 miles
Manchester Jewish School for Special Education
Manchester Jewish, Community Centre, Bury Old Road, Manchester, M7 4QY
1.88 miles
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