Northenden Community School, Manchester

From the headteacher's welcome: "On behalf of our governors, staff and children, it gives me great pleasure to welcome you and to introduce you to our school. Northenden Community School is a warm and welcoming one-form entry primary school from Nursery to Year 6. The care, guidance and support that we offer to every child and their family is the strength of our school."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, multi-sports and drama.

Northenden Community School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 105434), 87% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 80% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

For September 2026 entry, 26 families put Northenden Community School as their first choice and 81 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Northenden Community School are St Wilfrid's CofE Aided Primary School Northenden (0.4 miles, Good, 73% reading, 70% maths); St. Aidan's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (0.7 miles); Rack House Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 84% reading, 86% maths); and St Ambrose RC Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 62% reading, 59% maths).

Northenden Community School is one of 5 schools run by Connect Alliance Trust, an academy trust.

In 2026, 18 pupils (7.8%) received SEN support and 8 (3.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Northern Moor (Manchester Metrolink), about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Northenden Village, 170 metres away.