Park View Primary School

Park View Primary School is a larger-than-average primary in Prestwich and part of the Keep Learning Trust. Inspected in June 2026, it is meeting expected standards across all evaluated areas, with safeguarding standards met. Leadership has changed substantially since the previous inspection, and the current headteacher, deputy headteacher, assistant headteacher and special educational needs coordinator have all been appointed in that period. Leaders have acted quickly to improve the curriculum, teaching and assessment, and pupils are happy, safe and well supported in a diverse and inclusive community. Pupils behave well, attendance is close to the national average and improving, and SEND pupils make secure progress from their starting points. The curriculum has been redesigned to build knowledge over time, writing and phonics are prioritised, and early years provides a positive start to school life. Personal development is a clear strength, with effective pastoral support, a wide range of wider opportunities and pupils who feel their views are valued. The main area requiring further work is the achievement of disadvantaged pupils, particularly in reading and mathematics, where gaps remain despite recent decisive action. Persistent absence is also higher for disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND. Some early years activities do not consistently extend children's learning, and the school's recent curriculum and assessment improvements are not yet fully embedded. Overall, the school is performing securely and moving in the right direction, with clear next steps identified by inspectors.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy, feel safe and take pride in the school's diverse community.
• Staff build positive relationships and know pupils well, helping them to engage in school life.
• Behaviour is typically calm and disruption is rare, with bullying dealt with quickly.
• Attendance is close to the national average and improving due to leaders' effective actions.
• The curriculum has been redesigned to be clearer and to help pupils build knowledge over time.
• Teaching of writing is a clear priority and handwriting is improving rapidly across the school.
• Pupils with SEND make secure progress and are well supported from their starting points.
• Early years provides a happy environment where reading and phonics are prioritised.
• Personal development and pastoral support are effective, including mental health and online safety education.
• Leaders understand the community well and work effectively with the trust and governance structures.
• Staff value professional learning and leaders are considerate of workload and wellbeing.
• Pupils benefit from a wide range of clubs, local community projects and pupil voice opportunities.

Areas for Improvement

• Disadvantaged pupils do not achieve as well as their peers, particularly in reading and mathematics.
• Gaps in learning between disadvantaged pupils and their peers remain despite recent action.
• Persistent absence is higher for disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND.
• Some early years activities do not extend children's learning as much as they could.
• Recent improvements to curriculum and assessment are not yet fully embedded.
• A few pupils occasionally lose focus when activities are not well matched to their needs.

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 Park View Primary School attended 94.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.7% 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, 1.4% of pupils at Park View 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 Park View Primary School had 22.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 17.9% 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, 11.8% of pupils at Park View Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.9% 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 Park View Primary School received £6,874 and spent £7,139 for each of its 432 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £35,000 (-£80 per pupil).

Across all 5 schools of The Keep Learning Trust, income was £6,355 and spending £6,442 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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Park View Primary School is part of The Keep Learning Trust, which runs 5 schools. The nearest others:

• Radcliffe Primary School Manchester
• Elton Community Primary School Bury
• Old Hall Primary School Bury
• Greenmount Primary School Bury

What is Park View Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Park View Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in September 2026.

When was Park View Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Park View Primary School was last inspected in September 2026.

How many pupils does Park View Primary School have?

Park View Primary School has 425 pupils on roll.

What age range does Park View Primary School cover?

Park View Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Park View Primary School?

Park View Primary School is at Park View Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1FA.