North Walkden Primary School, Manchester
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
North Walkden is a caring school where children are happy, feel valued and behave exceptionally well. The school has made strong improvements to teaching and the curriculum, with particularly good support for younger children learning to read and write. Staff provide excellent pastoral care and encourage pupils to develop important values like perseverance, respect and independence through memorable trips and experiences.
Key Strengths
- Strong behaviour and positive attitudes to learning across the school
- Effective early years and key stage 1 provision with good progress in reading, writing and basic skills
- Caring staff who know pupils well and provide good pastoral support
- Ambitious curriculum that builds knowledge systematically with staff training to teach effectively
- Pupils benefit from enriching trips and experiences that make learning memorable
Areas for Improvement
- Some pupils, particularly disadvantaged pupils, do not achieve well enough by the end of Year 6
- Attendance is below the national average, especially for disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs
- Leaders lack sufficient oversight of additional support for pupils with special educational needs and disability - leaders do not always act quickly enough on improvement priorities
- Some pupils with additional needs do not learn as well as they should due to gaps in monitoring their progress
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified and managed, helping pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Trips to zoo, fire station, museum, local air raid shelter, world of work week meeting professionals from emergency services/energy/aviation industries, clubs, sporting activities, musical activities
North Walkden Primary School is a caring and happy community where pupils feel valued and behave very well. However, the school is rated as needing attention due to challenges with pupil achievement at the end of Year 6, declining attendance, and insufficient oversight of support for pupils with special educational needs.
At a Glance
45.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 71% to 52%. Maths has declined from 68% to 62%. Writing has declined from 71% to 62%.
Class Sizes
28.9
Avg class size
29.7
Infant (KS1)
29.0
KS2
8
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
93%
Near capacity
220 pupils
236 capacity
16 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Manchester
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Admissions Demand - Salford
Places available
3,290
Applications
2,825
Got 1st preference
89.3%
Got preferred school
96.5%
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.55578%
Overall absence
11.29032%
Persistent absence
186
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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