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Heald Place Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Hatim Kapacee

location_onManchester, M14 7PN

language Visit Website phone 1612247079

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2024

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Students

658

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Expected Standard

52%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Heald Place Primary School is a Community school primary school in Manchester, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 78% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Heald Place Primary School is a community school in Manchester, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 622 pupils on roll, of whom 52% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 52% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 1% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #95 of 127 primaries in Manchester and #10,527 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2024. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 57%

Reading68% LA 71%

Writing64% LA 65%

Maths68% LA 70%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

44%

LA 54%England 61%

Reading58% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing56% LA 64% · Eng 72%

Maths60% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

44%

LA 52%England 60%

Reading56% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing51% LA 62% · Eng 71%

Maths66% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.4

Read

LA -0.3

-1.9 to 1.1

-0.8

Write

LA -1.2

-2.2 to 0.7

1.8

Maths

LA 0.1

0.4 to 3.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading62% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing71% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths71% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.4

Read

LA 0.3

-2.9 to 0.0

-2.9

Write

LA 0.1

-4.2 to -1.6

-0.8

Maths

LA 0.6

-2.0 to 0.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

49%

LA 61%

Reading58% LA 72%

Writing67% LA 73%

Maths66% LA 74%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.8

Read

LA 0.9

-3.2 to -0.4

0.1

Write

LA 0.3

-1.2 to 1.4

0.1

Maths

LA 1.1

-1.1 to 1.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

26 November 2024

Inspection Report

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26 March 2019

Inspection Report

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20 October 2010

Inspection Report

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11 July 2007

Inspection Report

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09 December 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2024-11-26

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2019-03-26

Exempt School Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2007-07-11

None Legacy

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 622 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	622	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	605	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	644	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	650	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	614	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	678	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	658	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	656	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	656	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	655	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	650	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	661	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	662	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	655	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	686	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	686	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	670	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	691	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	684	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	685	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	708	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	702	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	707	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	711	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	706	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	709	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 51 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 21 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 12 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 12 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 9 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 3 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils