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Higher Openshaw Community School

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

personMr John Dent

location_onManchester, M11 1AJ

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

324

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Expected Standard

58%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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Higher Openshaw Community School is a Community school primary school in Manchester, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 65% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Higher Openshaw Community School is a community school in Manchester, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 339 pupils on roll, of whom 62% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 58% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #62 of 127 primaries in Manchester and #6,833 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.8× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 57%

Reading78% LA 71%

Writing69% LA 65%

Maths76% LA 70%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 54%England 61%

Reading70% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing67% LA 64% · Eng 72%

Maths58% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 52%England 60%

Reading64% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing72% LA 62% · Eng 71%

Maths72% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.2

Read

LA -0.3

1.1 to 5.4

4.2

Write

LA -1.2

2.1 to 6.2

4.5

Maths

LA 0.1

2.4 to 6.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading69% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing65% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths65% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.5

Read

LA 0.3

-2.4 to 1.4

-1.3

Write

LA 0.1

-3.1 to 0.4

-1.1

Maths

LA 0.6

-2.7 to 0.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 61%

Reading71% LA 72%

Writing74% LA 73%

Maths81% LA 74%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.3

Read

LA 0.9

-0.7 to 3.3

-0.1

Write

LA 0.3

-2.1 to 1.9

-0.9

Maths

LA 1.1

-2.8 to 1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

21 June 2023

Inspection Report

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09 May 2018

Inspection Report

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22 October 2013

Inspection Report

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17 January 2012

Inspection Report

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30 June 2010

Inspection Report

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28 June 2007

Inspection Report

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02 December 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2018-05-09

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-10-22

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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

1.5%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.6%(2 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 339 pupils. During this period, there were 5 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.5%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	339	5	1.5%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	334	2	0.6%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	345	4	1.2%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	346	1	0.3%	0.7%	1
2023/24 (Autumn term)	327	12	3.7%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	335	7	2.1%	0.7%	1
2022/23 (Spring term)	324	2	0.6%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	316	8	2.5%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	315	10	3.2%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	305	1	0.3%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	316	9	2.8%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	330	19	5.8%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	331	9	2.7%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	333	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	354	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	354	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	350	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	380	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	381	2	0.5%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	376	8	2.1%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	385	4	1.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	382	4	1.0%	0.4%	1
2017/18 (Autumn term)	379	3	0.8%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	389	1	0.3%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	384	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	385	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

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 76 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 16 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils