Radcliffe Hall Church of England Methodist Primary School

Radcliffe Hall Church of England/Methodist Primary School has demonstrated a strong performance since its transition to an academy, achieving a 'Good' rating across all key inspection areas. The school fosters a caring and inclusive environment, prioritizing high academic expectations and promoting personal development through a broad curriculum. Pupils display positive behaviour and enjoy engaging in various extracurricular activities that enhance their social skills and community engagement. Overall, both pupils and parents express satisfaction with the improvements observed since the academy's establishment.

Strengths

• High academic expectations for all pupils, including those with SEND.
• Effective curriculum that promotes gains in reading, writing, and mathematics.
• Strong emphasis on personal development and social education.
• Positive pupil behaviour and attitudes towards learning.
• Broad range of extracurricular opportunities available for students.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils do not keep pace with the phonics programme.
• Certain pupils struggle to retain key knowledge over time due to previous curriculum gaps.

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 Radcliffe Hall Church of England Methodist Primary School attended 93.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 19.8% 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, 4.1% of pupils at Radcliffe Hall Church of England Methodist Primary School 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 Radcliffe Hall Church of England Methodist Primary School had 21.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.0% 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, 21.0% of pupils at Radcliffe Hall Church of England Methodist Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.1% 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 Radcliffe Hall Church of England Methodist Primary School received £7,448 and spent £7,074 for each of its 288 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £184,000 (£639 per pupil).

Across all 6 schools of The Sycamore Church of England Trust Limited, income was £7,397 and spending £7,657 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 · Bury local authority: places and applications

Radcliffe Hall Church of England Methodist Primary School is part of The Sycamore Church of England Trust Limited, which runs 7 schools. The nearest others:

• St John's Church of England Primary School, Radcliffe Bury
• St Stephen's Church of England Primary School Bury
• Holy Trinity Primary School Bury
• St Thomas Church of England Primary School Bury
• Christ Church Ainsworth Church of England Primary School Bolton
• Christ Church CofE Primary School Bury

What is Radcliffe Hall Church of England Methodist Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Radcliffe Hall Church of England Methodist Primary School is Good, from an inspection in January 2024.

When was Radcliffe Hall Church of England Methodist Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Radcliffe Hall Church of England Methodist Primary School was last inspected in January 2024.

How many pupils does Radcliffe Hall Church of England Methodist Primary School have?

Radcliffe Hall Church of England Methodist Primary School has 295 pupils on roll.

What age range does Radcliffe Hall Church of England Methodist Primary School cover?

Radcliffe Hall Church of England Methodist Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Radcliffe Hall Church of England Methodist Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 50% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Radcliffe Hall Church of England Methodist Primary School?

Radcliffe Hall Church of England Methodist Primary School is at Bury Street, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 2GB.