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Newall Green Primary School

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

personMrs Sarah Rudd

corporate_fareTHE CHERRY TREE TRUST

location_onManchester, M23 2YH

language Visit Website phone 1614372872

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

644

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Expected Standard

42%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Newall Green Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Manchester, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 91% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Newall Green Primary School is an academy converter in Manchester, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of THE CHERRY TREE TRUST. The school has approximately 604 pupils on roll, of whom 68% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 42% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 1% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #115 of 127 primaries in Manchester and #12,184 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 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.5 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

42%

LA 57%

Reading66% LA 71%

Writing53% LA 65%

Maths59% LA 70%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 54%England 61%

Reading70% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing66% LA 64% · Eng 72%

Maths57% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

38%

LA 52%England 60%

Reading55% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing64% LA 62% · Eng 71%

Maths52% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.3

Read

LA -0.3

-5.6 to -2.9

-2.0

Write

LA -1.2

-3.3 to -0.7

-4.1

Maths

LA 0.1

-5.3 to -2.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading75% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths79% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.7

Read

LA 0.3

-2.1 to 0.7

0.1

Write

LA 0.1

-1.2 to 1.5

0.1

Maths

LA 0.6

-1.2 to 1.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 61%

Reading71% LA 72%

Writing76% LA 73%

Maths81% LA 74%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.3

Read

LA 0.9

-1.6 to 1

-0.6

Write

LA 0.3

-1.8 to 0.6

0.5

Maths

LA 1.1

-0.6 to 1.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

11 October 2023

Inspection Report

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09 October 2018

Inspection Report

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10 November 2015

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2018-10-09

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-05-16

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-03-16

None EIF

Requires improvement

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

0.5%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(3 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 604 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.5%, which is below 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)	604	3	0.5%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	593	3	0.5%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	639	6	0.9%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	626	6	1.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	611	13	2.1%	0.8%	1
2022/23 (Summer term)	671	7	1.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	644	10	1.6%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	632	9	1.4%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	687	3	0.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	672	4	0.6%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	601	2	0.3%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	647	7	1.1%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	627	3	0.5%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	623	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	646	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	646	10	1.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	630	1	0.2%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	651	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	650	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	649	3	0.5%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	687	6	0.9%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	695	15	2.2%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	688	14	2.0%	0.5%	1
2016/17 (Summer term)	729	21	2.9%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	721	9	1.2%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	713	18	2.5%	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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 63 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 56 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 25 pupils

Physical Disability 19 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils