Ofsted: Good

Newlands School

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

personMs Farzana Shah

location_onManchester, M24 6JG

phone 1616550220

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

121

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Expected Standard

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Age Range

4-11

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Newlands School is a Community special school school in Manchester, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted.

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School Summary

Newlands School is a community special school in Manchester, Rochdale, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 132 pupils on roll, of whom 45% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 9.6:1. 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

LA 58%

Reading0% LA 72%

Writing0% LA 68%

Maths0% LA 71%

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Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

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Write

Maths

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%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

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)

-5.3

Read

LA 0.1

-8.3 to -2.3

-4.9

Write

LA 0.3

-7.7 to -2.0

-6.2

Maths

LA 0.6

-9.0 to -3.4

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)

-5.9

Read

LA 0.0

-9.1 to -2.6

-6.4

Write

LA -0.6

-9.4 to -3.5

-5.7

Maths

LA 0.3

-8.5 to -2.9

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)

-5.5

Read

LA -0.2

-9.2 to -1.8

-4.4

Write

LA -0.3

-8 to -0.8

-6

Maths

LA 0.3

-9.4 to -2.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

07 January 2025

Inspection Report

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10 January 2019

Inspection Report

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19 November 2014

Inspection Report

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03 July 2013

Inspection Report

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22 February 2012

Inspection Report

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19 May 2009

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-01-10

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-11-19

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-02-22

None EIF

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

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: 7.398% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 132 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 7.3%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	132	0	0.0%	7.3%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	131	0	0.0%	7.8%
2023/24 (Summer term)	126	0	0.0%	7.4%
2023/24 (Spring term)	122	0	0.0%	7.1%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	120	0	0.0%	8.2%
2022/23 (Summer term)	121	0	0.0%	6.6%
2022/23 (Spring term)	121	0	0.0%	6.4%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	120	0	0.0%	5.9%
2021/22 (Summer term)	120	1	0.8%	4.7%
2021/22 (Spring term)	120	2	1.7%	4.9%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	120	0	0.0%	4.4%
2020/21 (Summer term)	121	0	0.0%	3.6%
2020/21 (Spring term)	120	1	0.8%	1.0%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	119	0	0.0%	3.9%
2019/20 (Summer term)	120	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	120	0	0.0%	3.2%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	118	1	0.8%	4.2%
2018/19 (Summer term)	111	0	0.0%	3.1%
2018/19 (Spring term)	110	0	0.0%	3.8%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	108	0	0.0%	3.8%
2017/18 (Summer term)	102	0	0.0%	3.4%
2017/18 (Spring term)	102	0	0.0%	3.0%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	101	0	0.0%	3.7%
2016/17 (Summer term)	95	0	0.0%	3.0%
2016/17 (Spring term)	94	0	0.0%	3.3%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	93	0	0.0%	3.1%

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 68 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 22 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 17 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Physical Disability 4 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 1 pupils

Newlands School

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