Alma Park Primary School, Manchester
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Alma Park is particularly strong in teaching reading, with pupils developing a genuine love of books and achieving phonics results well above the national average. The school has outstanding behaviour and a very positive learning environment where pupils feel safe and valued. It makes excellent use of its pupil premium funding to support disadvantaged pupils, who now make outstanding progress and achieve in line with or ahead of their peers.
Key Strengths
- Outstanding pupil behaviour that makes a significant contribution to learning and personal development
- Excellent teaching of reading with pupils developing a love of books and phonics results well above national averages
- Very good progress for disabled pupils, those with special educational needs, and hearing-impaired pupils due to excellent support
- Strong use of pupil premium funding resulting in outstanding progress for eligible pupils
- Good progress in Early Years Foundation Stage with especially strong personal development
Areas for Improvement
- Some inconsistency in pupils' achievement across different areas of the school with progress not yet consistently outstanding
- Lesson pace is not brisk enough in some classes, slowing pupil learning
- Teaching assistants are not always used effectively to support learning
- Marking and feedback does not always clearly show pupils how to improve their work
- Senior leaders do not monitor progress of different pupil groups frequently enough to spot and address issues quickly
Safeguarding
Safeguarding procedures were scrutinised during the inspection and found to be effective, with pupils feeling very safe and valued in the school.
Alma Park Primary School is a good school where pupils from well-below average starting points achieve well to reach broadly average standards by the end of Year 6. The new headteacher has led the school well through a period of transition and is successfully improving teaching quality and pupil achievement.
At a Glance
31.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
HI - Hearing Impairment
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 81% to 76%. Maths has remained stable at around 83%. Writing has improved from 63% to 69%.
Class Sizes
30.4
Avg class size
28.8
Infant (KS1)
31.6
KS2
12
Total classes
6 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
115%
Over capacity
481 pupils
420 capacity
61 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Manchester
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Manchester
Admissions Demand - Manchester
Places available
7,395
Applications
5,691
Got 1st preference
97.3%
Got preferred school
99.5%
Primary admissions across Manchester (2025/26)
Inspection History(6)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
3.84583%
Overall absence
7.07071%
Persistent absence
396
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Alma Park Primary School
Manchester Vocational and Learning Academy
Levenshulme High School
Manchester Enterprise Academy Central
Grange School
The Manchester Grammar School
Cedar Mount Academy
Melland High School
Heaton School
Burnage Academy for Boys
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