Peel Hall 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
Peel Hall has excellent teaching, especially in early reading and phonics, with teachers who use engaging resources and maintain high expectations. The school is particularly strong at supporting pupils with additional needs and disadvantaged pupils, ensuring they make good progress. Behaviour is very well managed through a clear and consistent approach, creating a safe and positive learning environment where pupils feel secure.
Key Strengths
- High-quality teaching, particularly in phonics and early years, with strong support for pupils with special educational needs
- Excellent behaviour management with a clear, consistent approach and significant reduction in poor behaviour incidents
- Strong use of pupil premium funding to support disadvantaged pupils, who make similar progress to other pupils
- Rich and engaging curriculum with well-attended after-school clubs including cross-country, netball, and singing
- Immaculate school environment with beautiful displays celebrating pupil achievement across subjects
Areas for Improvement
- School attendance remains below the national average, although it has improved and persistent absence has reduced
- Writing standards are not quite as high as reading and mathematics; more support needed for lower-attaining writers
- Bullying procedures need clearer processes for what happens if bullying recurs
- Most able pupils in lower juniors are not consistently challenged enough
- Website does not meet requirements (missing admissions policy)
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective. Staff receive thorough child protection and extremism prevention training, the single central record meets requirements, and multi-agency support is well managed.
Extracurricular Activities
Cross-country, netball, singing competition, after-school clubs, before-school breakfast club
Peel Hall Primary School continues to be good. The leadership team has maintained good quality education while successfully managing the school's expansion, which has doubled in size over four years.
At a Glance
61.5%
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 64% to 77%. Maths has declined from 81% to 71%. Writing has remained stable at around 63%.
Class Sizes
27.1
Avg class size
28.2
Infant (KS1)
26.8
KS2
15
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
87%
Available places
416 pupils
480 capacity
64 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%
Primary admissions across Salford (2025/26)
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.40823%
Overall absence
15.55556%
Persistent absence
360
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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