Partington Central Academy

Partington Central Academy continues to maintain the high standards established during its last grading, reflecting effective leadership and a strong commitment to pupil achievement. Students are engaged and proud to be part of the school community, demonstrating respect for one another and a willingness to contribute positively, both in school and in the wider community. The school has implemented an ambitious and refined curriculum that aims to engage all pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Furthermore, the school's proactive measures have shown a year-on-year improvement in attendance rates.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy and proud to be part of the school community.
• Strong leadership and support for staff contribute to effective teaching.
• Ambitious and refined curriculum enhances pupil engagement.
• Effective phonics programme leading to confident readers.
• High expectations of pupil behavior foster a positive learning environment.
• Proactive approach to improving pupil attendance.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects have gaps in pupils' learning which affect their progress.

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 Partington Central Academy attended 94.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.3% 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, 0.8% of pupils at Partington Central 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 Partington Central Academy had 21.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.9% 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, 21.2% of pupils at Partington Central Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.3% 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 Partington Central Academy received £6,966 and spent £7,682 for each of its 358 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £221,000 (£617 per pupil).

Across all 11 schools of The Dean Trust, income was £8,955 and spending £9,005 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 · Trafford local authority: places and applications

Partington Central Academy is part of The Dean Trust, which runs 11 schools. The nearest others:

• Broadoak School Manchester
• Forest Gate Academy Manchester
• Ashton-on-Mersey School Sale
• Dean Trust Ardwick Manchester
• Abraham Moss Community School Manchester
• Dean Trust Rose Bridge Wigan
• Dean Trust Wigan Wigan
• Lord Derby Academy Liverpool
• Blacklow Brow School Liverpool
• Park View Academy Liverpool

What is Partington Central Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Partington Central Academy is Good, from an inspection in December 2024.

When was Partington Central Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Partington Central Academy was last inspected in December 2024.

How many pupils does Partington Central Academy have?

Partington Central Academy has 373 pupils on roll.

What age range does Partington Central Academy cover?

Partington Central Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Partington Central Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

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

Where is Partington Central Academy?

Partington Central Academy is at Central Road, Partington, Urmston, Manchester, M31 4FL.