Higher Openshaw Community School, Manchester
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Higher Openshaw Community School excels at helping all children make good progress, particularly in reading, writing and mathematics. Teachers have high expectations and create a warm, welcoming environment where pupils from diverse backgrounds get on very well together. The school has successfully supported disadvantaged pupils to achieve as well as their peers.
Key Strengths
- Pupils make good progress in reading, writing and mathematics
- Well-planned lessons with interesting activities help all groups of pupils progress, including those with special educational needs
- Strong relationships between pupils and staff create a positive learning environment
- Pupils' behaviour is good and they are eager to learn
- The school has successfully closed attainment gaps for disadvantaged pupils
Areas for Improvement
- Not enough lessons are outstanding in quality
- Some lessons have work that is too hard for some pupils or too easy for others
- Pupils do not always have enough time to find things out and learn independently
- Pupils do not regularly check their work against their learning targets in reading, writing and mathematics
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective - pupils feel very safe in school and parents agree it is a safe place because of the care the school takes to ensure safety.
Extracurricular Activities
Physical education and sport at break times, after school coaching sessions, primary school sport funding activities
Higher Openshaw Community School is a good school where pupils make good progress in reading, writing and mathematics, with well-planned lessons and strong relationships between pupils and staff. The school has improved since its previous inspection, though there is not yet outstanding teaching.
At a Glance
63.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 70% to 78%. Maths has improved from 58% to 76%. Writing has remained stable at around 69%.
Class Sizes
28.3
Avg class size
25.4
Infant (KS1)
30.3
KS2
12
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
94%
Near capacity
326 pupils
345 capacity
19 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Manchester
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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)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.03896%
Overall absence
8.18505%
Persistent absence
281
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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