Parkfield Primary School, Manchester
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Parkfield Primary School excels at supporting all learners to make good progress, particularly those who need extra help. Teachers have high expectations and create lessons that motivate pupils to enjoy learning. The school has made impressive improvements in writing and maintains a calm, inclusive atmosphere where pupils feel valued and safe.
Key Strengths
- Teaching and learning are consistently good with some outstanding lessons - pupils make at least good progress
- Significant improvement in writing achievement since the last inspection
- Disabled pupils, those with special educational needs and disadvantaged pupils are well supported and achieve as well as other pupils
- Pupils enjoy school, feel safe and cared for, with good behaviour and respect for each other
- Strong leadership has driven improvements in teaching quality and pupil achievement
Areas for Improvement
- Teaching is not yet outstanding - more-able pupils are not always given sufficiently challenging work
- Teachers need to ask more questions that deepen understanding rather than just test knowledge
- Teachers have too few opportunities to share outstanding practice across the school or observe outstanding teaching elsewhere
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective - pupils say they feel very safe in school, are well looked after, and know how to keep themselves safe including online.
Parkfield Primary School is a good school that has made strong improvements since its previous inspection. All groups of pupils make at least good progress and achieve well throughout the school.
At a Glance
33.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 55% to 75%. Maths has improved from 64% to 72%. Writing has improved from 55% to 72%.
Class Sizes
30.6
Avg class size
29.7
Infant (KS1)
31.3
KS2
7
Total classes
3 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
101%
Over capacity
212 pupils
210 capacity
2 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Manchester
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Manchester
Admissions Demand - Rochdale
Places available
3,187
Applications
2,652
Got 1st preference
91.7%
Got preferred school
98.2%
Primary admissions across Rochdale (2025/26)
Inspection History(108)
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.18945%
Overall absence
13.98964%
Persistent absence
193
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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