Cravenwood Primary Academy

Cravenwood Primary Academy continues to demonstrate strong performance, maintaining its status as a good school. There is a positive atmosphere where both staff and students thrive, backed by a curriculum that is engaging and responsive to students' needs. The leadership has fostered a culture of respect and hard work, which is evident in the supportive relationships among the school community. Parents express a high level of satisfaction, feeling integrated into the school environment, contributing to the strong sense of belonging that exists within the school. However, while most subjects are taught effectively, there are challenges for some pupils in connecting new knowledge with prior learning in a few areas, indicating that there is still room for growth in the curriculum's implementation. Overall, the inspection revealed a school that is committed to continual improvement and providing a positive educational experience for all its pupils.

Strengths

• Strong, supportive relationships within the school community.
• Pupils exhibit positive behaviour and high expectations.
• Effective teaching and assessment practices are in place.
• High-quality reading program that supports early readers.
• Inclusive atmosphere for pupils with special educational needs.
• Engaging curriculum that incorporates diverse learning experiences.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils struggle to connect new learning with earlier concepts in a few 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 Cravenwood Primary Academy attended 93.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.8% 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, 1.3% of pupils at Cravenwood 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 Cravenwood Primary Academy had 18.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 6.6% 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, 6.8% of pupils at Cravenwood Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.2% 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 Cravenwood Primary Academy received £7,539 and spent £7,087 for each of its 382 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £341,000 (£894 per pupil).

Across all 93 schools of United Learning Trust, income was £8,687 and spending £8,616 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 · Manchester local authority: places and applications

Cravenwood Primary Academy is part of United Learning Trust, which runs 98 schools. The nearest others:

• Marlborough Road Academy Salford
• Brentnall Academy Salford
• The Albion Academy Salford
• Manchester Academy Manchester
• Abbey Hey Primary Academy Manchester
• William Hulme's Grammar School Manchester
• Salford City Academy Manchester
• The Lowry Academy Manchester
• Sale High School Sale
• Dukesgate Academy Salford

What is Cravenwood Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Cravenwood Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was Cravenwood Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Cravenwood Primary Academy was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does Cravenwood Primary Academy have?

Cravenwood Primary Academy has 385 pupils on roll.

What age range does Cravenwood Primary Academy cover?

Cravenwood Primary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Cravenwood Primary Academy?

Cravenwood Primary Academy is at Cravenwood Road, Crumpsall, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M8 5AE.