Ofsted: Good

Springside

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

personMrs Melody Fierro

location_onManchester, OL16 2SU

phone 1706764451

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

120

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Expected Standard

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Age Range

3-11

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Springside is a Community special school school in Manchester, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted.

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School Summary

Springside is a community special school in Manchester, Rochdale, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 150 pupils on roll, of whom 46% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 8.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 1.3 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

LA 58%

Reading0% LA 72%

Writing0% LA 68%

Maths0% LA 71%

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Maths SS

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Progress (0 = national avg)

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2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 56%England 61%

Reading0% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing0% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths0% LA 70% · Eng 73%

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Maths SS

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Progress (0 = national avg)

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Write

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2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 56%England 60%

Reading0% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing0% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths0% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-5.1

Read

LA 0.1

-8.2 to -1.9

-3.6

Write

LA 0.3

-6.7 to -0.6

-5.3

Maths

LA 0.6

-8.3 to -2.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 59%England 65%

Reading0% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing0% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths0% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.2

Read

LA 0.0

-3.8 to 3.5

-0.7

Write

LA -0.6

-4.1 to 2.6

-1.5

Maths

LA 0.3

-4.7 to 1.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 59%

Reading0% LA 70%

Writing0% LA 74%

Maths0% LA 72%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.2

Read

LA -0.2

-4.6 to 2.2

-1.5

Write

LA -0.3

-4.7 to 1.7

-2.3

Maths

LA 0.3

-5.4 to 0.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

10 May 2022

Inspection Report

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13 September 2016

Inspection Report

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03 December 2014

Inspection Report

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24 September 2014

Inspection Report

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18 January 2012

Inspection Report

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05 May 2009

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-09-13

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-09-24

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

0.7%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 7.3% for this term (secondary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.7%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 7.398% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 150 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.7%, which is below the termly national average of 7.3%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	150	1	0.7%	7.3%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	151	3	2.0%	7.8%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	131	0	0.0%	7.4%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	129	0	0.0%	7.1%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	129	0	0.0%	8.2%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	121	0	0.0%	6.6%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	120	0	0.0%	6.4%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	117	0	0.0%	5.9%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	119	0	0.0%	4.7%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	119	0	0.0%	4.9%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	118	0	0.0%	4.4%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	121	0	0.0%	3.6%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	119	0	0.0%	1.0%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	121	0	0.0%	3.9%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	116	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	116	0	0.0%	3.2%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	116	0	0.0%	4.2%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	112	0	0.0%	3.1%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	110	0	0.0%	3.8%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	110	0	0.0%	3.8%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	106	0	0.0%	3.4%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	101	0	0.0%	3.0%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	103	1	1.0%	3.7%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	99	0	0.0%	3.0%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	98	0	0.0%	3.3%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	97	0	0.0%	3.1%	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.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 90 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 19 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 18 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 9 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 4 pupils

Physical Disability 4 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

Springside

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

Teacher Turnover