Manor Green Primary Academy

Manor Green Primary Academy is a warm and supportive school where pupils feel happy, safe and well cared for. Leaders have acted decisively with the Focus Academy Trust to address weaknesses since the previous inspection, and rapid improvement is evident in the curriculum, teaching, behaviour, inclusion and early years provision. Safeguarding is met, pupils behave well, and staff support pupils’ wellbeing and personal development effectively. The school also benefits from a specially resourced provision for pupils with speech, language and communication needs, which opened in September 2025. The main concern is achievement. National assessment results have been below average for several years, and many pupils have left ill-prepared for the next stage of education. Historic gaps continue to affect current pupils, particularly disadvantaged pupils, although leaders are taking the right actions and current pupils are beginning to achieve better. Persistent absence also remains above the national average, and assessment in subjects beyond English and mathematics is not yet sharp enough to identify gaps quickly. Overall, the school is fulfilling expected standards in most areas, but achievement needs attention. Leaders have clear strategies for further improvement, including strengthening foundational knowledge in reading, writing and mathematics, improving checks on prior learning in foundation subjects, and reducing absence further. Published national results do not yet reflect the improvements that pupils currently at the school are benefiting from.

Strengths

• Safeguarding standards are met, with an open culture and pupils who feel safe.
• Pupils are happy, well cared for and enjoy positive relationships with staff and peers.
• Leaders have secured rapid improvement since the last inspection, working closely with the trust.
• High expectations for behaviour are typically realised, and bullying is dealt with effectively.
• The curriculum prioritises reading, writing and mathematics, and phonics teaching is strong.
• Pupils who struggle with reading receive timely support to help them catch up.
• The early years provision is effective, helping children settle, develop language and become ready for key stage 1.
• Inclusion is a strength, with early identification and tailored support for pupils with SEND.
• The specially resourced SLCN provision provides an individualised approach to pupils’ speech, language and communication needs.
• Personal development and wellbeing are prioritised, including learning about safety, healthy relationships and respect.
• Governance and trust oversight are effective, providing appropriate support and challenge.
• Attendance is improving because of leaders’ work with families and external agencies.
• Staff are well supported with training and workload consideration, and most parents are positive about improvements.

Areas for Improvement

• National assessment outcomes have been below average for several years, leaving many pupils ill-prepared for the next stage.
• Historic gaps continue to affect pupils’ achievement, including for disadvantaged pupils.
• Disadvantaged pupils’ attainment is well below national non-disadvantaged pupils, with large gaps in reading, writing and mathematics.
• Persistent absence remains above the national average, and too many pupils miss regular learning.
• Checks on learning in subjects beyond English and mathematics sometimes do not identify gaps in pupils’ knowledge quickly enough.
• Some aspects of pupils’ subject knowledge are less secure, limiting how well they build on prior understanding.
• The full impact of improvement work is not yet reflected in published national assessment results.

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 Manor Green Primary Academy attended 94.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.7% 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 Manor Green 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 Manor Green Primary Academy had 18.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.0% 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, 25.2% of pupils at Manor Green Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 1 pupil.

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 Manor Green Primary Academy received £8,155 and spent £7,255 for each of its 273 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £207,000 (-£760 per pupil).

Across all 15 schools of Focus Academy Trust (Uk) Ltd, income was £7,160 and spending £6,808 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 · Tameside local authority: places and applications

Manor Green Primary Academy is part of Focus Academy Trust (Uk) Ltd, which runs 15 schools. The nearest others:

• Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School Oldham
• Coppice Primary Academy Oldham
• Roundthorn Primary Academy Oldham
• Freehold Community Academy Oldham
• Old Trafford Community Academy Manchester
• Deeplish Primary Academy Rochdale
• Rudheath Primary Academy and Nursery Northwich
• Shibden Head Primary Academy Bradford
• Thornhill Junior and Infant School Dewsbury
• Boothroyd Primary Academy Dewsbury

What is Manor Green Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Manor Green Primary Academy is Needs attention, from an inspection in June 2026.

When was Manor Green Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Manor Green Primary Academy was last inspected in June 2026.

How many pupils does Manor Green Primary Academy have?

Manor Green Primary Academy has 262 pupils on roll.

What age range does Manor Green Primary Academy cover?

Manor Green Primary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 53% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Manor Green Primary Academy?

Manor Green Primary Academy is at Mancunian Road, Haughton Green, Denton, Manchester, M34 7NS.