Seymour Road Academy, Manchester
Seymour Road Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Manchester, part of Wise Owl Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in October 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in July 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 122nd-highest of the 258 schools in Manchester with published results, and 7,842nd of 14,452 across England. It was 98% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2014)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Manchester (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Seymour Road Academy in detail
Seymour Road Academy in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, gymnastics, basketball, badminton, running, drama, chess, STEM and gardening.
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 76% of Year 6 pupils at Seymour Road Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 76% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 74% in Manchester and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 85% in reading and 81% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Seymour Road Academy
For September 2026 entry, 44 families put Seymour Road Academy as their first choice and 93 named it as one of their preferences, for 45 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Seymour Road Academy are Higher Openshaw Community School (0.4 miles, Good, 78% reading, 76% maths); St Willibrord's RC Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 90% reading, 81% maths); Manchester Road Primary Academy (0.5 miles, Good, 74% reading, 74% maths); and Varna Community Primary School (0.7 miles, Outstanding, 68% reading, 45% maths).
Seymour Road Academy's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.
Higher Openshaw Community SchoolSt Willibrord's RC Primary SchoolManchester Road Primary AcademyVarna Community Primary School
The trust
Seymour Road Academy is one of 5 schools run by Wise Owl Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
68.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 37.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (31%), Black (24%) and Mixed (14%).
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Edge Lane (Manchester Metrolink), about 390 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).
16 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Aldi (opposite), 160 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Seymour Road Academy stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Seymour Road Academy issued 7 suspensions, 1.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Seymour Road Academy are Droylsden Academy (0.6 miles), Fairfield High School for Girls (1 mile) and The East Manchester Academy (1 mile).
Droylsden AcademyFairfield High School for GirlsThe East Manchester Academy
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from October 2014, 12 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Seymour Road Academy is a warm and embracing community that helps pupils to thrive both academically and socially. Pupils relish their time at school. They arrive each morning keen to learn new knowledge and to see their friends.
Pupils are polite to their classmates, their teachers and to visitors who come to the school. The school's 'respect' values underpin this. Pupils behave well in lessons. Staff use the 'Star' approach consistently well to support many pupils to engage in their learning, which they do well. Pupils benefit from exceptionally positive, caring relationships with the adults in school.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school has a highly impressive curriculum. It, alongside the multi-academy trust, has taken thoughtful, careful decisions around the curriculum content. Small steps of knowledge are identified clearly from the early years through to Year 6. These steps of knowledge are carefully ordered so that pupils, including pupils with SEND, have opportunities throughout their time in school to revisit knowledge. Staff receive relevant, up-to-date training. This means that they are skilled in delivering the curriculum. Typically, lessons involve pupils learning subject-specific vocabulary. Often, they use this new vocabulary in their explanations in their oral and written work. In many subject areas, pupils achieve well.
Staff explain new learning clearly and engagingly. They use different assessment strategies to anticipate common gaps or errors in pupils' understanding. For example, staff use targeted questioning to gauge pupils' knowledge and understanding of recent and prior learning. In many instances, teachers use these strategies well to know what pupils have remembered. However, from time to time, these are not used as effectively. In these instances, teachers do not identify what a few pupils have remembered. This means that these pupils are sometimes moved on to new learning too quickly before they have fully grasped prior content. This affects how well these pupils can build on their prior learning.
From Ofsted's July 2024 ungraded inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its October 2014 inspection - up from Inadequate.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
68.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 85% to 76% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 81% to 76% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 74% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
25.7
Avg class size
25.4
Infant (KS1)
25.8
KS2
15
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
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Getting There
Tube / Metro / Tram
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 20
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 8
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 20 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 2 fatal, 8 serious and 10 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot.
4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Manchester is 22 (the median across 222 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
98%
Near capacity
411 pupils
420 places
9 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Manchester
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Manchester
Across Manchester council
Places available
7,530
Applications
5,736
Got 1st preference
95.0%
Got preferred school
99.1%
All primary applications across Manchester council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(3)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
59
SEN Support
21
EHC Plans
17.9%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
448
Total Pupils
225
Boys
223
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
23
Teachers
19.5:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£47,368
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,176
Per pupil
£3003k
Total funding
£386k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.5%
Overall absence
10.8%
Persistent absence
378
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Seymour Road Academy
Questions parents ask about Seymour Road Academy
What are SATs results like at Seymour Road Academy?
Of the pupils at Seymour Road Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 76% reached the expected standard in reading and 76% did so in maths.
What is Seymour Road Academy's Ofsted rating?
Seymour Road Academy's most recent Ofsted inspection, in July 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in October 2014, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Seymour Road Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Seymour Road Academy is oversubscribed, Manchester allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Seymour Road Academy?
Seymour Road Academy was close to full in 2025, at 98% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Seymour Road Academy?
Classes at Seymour Road Academy average 25.7 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Seymour Road Academy?
Seymour Road Academy has around 448 pupils on roll. 68% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Seymour Road Academy?
4.5% of sessions were missed at Seymour Road Academy in 2024/25. 10.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Seymour Road Academy?
Apply through Manchester's coordinated admissions process, naming Seymour Road Academy on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Seymour Road Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 20 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 2 fatal, 8 serious and 10 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot. 4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Manchester is 22 (the median across 222 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Seymour Road Academy?
Seymour Road Academy is at Seymour Road South, Manchester, M11 4PR.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)