Chorlton Park Primary

Chorlton Park Primary School has performed well in its first full inspection, achieving good overall effectiveness with outstanding aspects in personal development and early years provision. The school's ambitious curriculum and supportive environment foster strong relationships and a sense of community among pupils, who demonstrate positive attitudes and high engagement in learning activities. With the backing of the Changing Lives in Collaboration Trust, the school aims to provide exceptional educational experiences while preparing pupils for their future roles as active citizens. However, challenges remain in specific areas of writing, where some pupils' attainment has fallen behind the national average, a situation exacerbated by the pandemic.

Strengths

• Aspirational curriculum that promotes academic success.
• Outstanding personal development programmes.
• Exceptional early years provision that fosters learning.
• Strong relationships between pupils and staff.
• Effective identification and support for pupils with SEND.
• Engagement in diverse extracurricular activities.

Areas for Improvement

• Writing programme lacks clarity on key knowledge for effective teaching.

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 Chorlton Park Primary attended 95.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.6% 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, 0.4% of pupils at Chorlton Park Primary 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 Chorlton Park Primary had 22.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 6.3% 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, 17.6% of pupils at Chorlton Park Primary were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.7% 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 Chorlton Park Primary received £6,784 and spent £6,938 for each of its 685 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £252,000 (£368 per pupil).

Across all 7 schools of Changing Lives in Collaboration, income was £7,528 and spending £7,581 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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Chorlton Park Primary is part of Changing Lives in Collaboration, which runs 7 schools. The nearest others:

• Old Moat Primary School Manchester
• Rolls Crescent Primary School Manchester
• Dane Bank Primary School Stockport
• Lily Lane Primary School Manchester
• Crosslee Community Primary School Manchester
• Ravensfield Primary School Dukinfield

What is Chorlton Park Primary's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Chorlton Park Primary is Good, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was Chorlton Park Primary last inspected by Ofsted?

Chorlton Park Primary was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does Chorlton Park Primary have?

Chorlton Park Primary has 683 pupils on roll.

What age range does Chorlton Park Primary cover?

Chorlton Park Primary for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Chorlton Park Primary's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 62% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Chorlton Park Primary?

Chorlton Park Primary is at Barlow Moor Road, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Manchester, M21 7HH.