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Yesoiday Hatorah Boys Academy, Manchester

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Ages 3–11

Yesoiday Hatorah Boys Academy is a primary school for boys aged 3 to 11 in Manchester, part of Yesoiday Hatorah Multi Academy Trust, Manchester. It has a Jewish religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in May 2023. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 55th-highest of the 258 schools in Manchester with published results, and 3,885th of 14,452 across England. It was 53% full in 2025.

SATs results
Above England average
Ofsted
Good (2023)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
In line with England
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Bury (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Yesoiday Hatorah Boys Academy in detail

Yesoiday Hatorah Boys Academy in its own words

In its own words: "The Yesoiday HaTorah Multi Academy Trust, Manchester will be committed to securing excellence in its academies, by supporting them as they develop an ethos and learning environment based upon Torah values and principles. In fulfilling these aims the Multi Academy Trust will be a place where every child is taught according to his/her entitlement and ability academically, emotionally and socially."

Vision and values (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 85% of Year 6 pupils at Yesoiday Hatorah Boys Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 83% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 77% in Bury and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (83% in reading, 83% in maths).

Getting a place at Yesoiday Hatorah Boys Academy

For September 2025 entry, 5 families put Yesoiday Hatorah Boys Academy as their first choice, for 5 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2025 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at Yesoiday Hatorah Boys Academy

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Yesoiday Hatorah Boys Academy are Yesoiday Hatorah Girls Academy (under 0.1 miles, Outstanding, 85% reading, 79% maths); St Philip's RC Primary School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 85% reading, 90% maths); Park View Primary School (0.4 miles, 71% reading, 79% maths); and Sedgley Park Community Primary School (0.4 miles).

Yesoiday Hatorah Boys Academy's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

Yesoiday Hatorah Girls AcademySt Philip's RC Primary SchoolPark View Primary SchoolSedgley Park Community Primary School

The trust

Yesoiday Hatorah Boys Academy is one of 2 schools run by Yesoiday Hatorah Multi Academy Trust, Manchester, an academy trust.

All 2 schools in Yesoiday Hatorah Multi Academy Trust, Manchester

Who goes there

1.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 2.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 106 pupils (25.1%) received SEN support and 18 (4.3%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

Getting there

The nearest tram or metro stop is Heaton Park (Manchester Metrolink), about 1120 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Crescent Avenue (near), 30 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Yesoiday Hatorah Boys Academy stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Yesoiday Hatorah Boys Academy issued 16 suspensions, 3.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Yesoiday Hatorah Boys Academy are Manchester Mesivta School (0.3 miles); St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy (0.5 miles); and The Heys School (0.9 miles).

Manchester Mesivta SchoolSt Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary AcademyThe Heys School

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; 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

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Rabbi Jonathan Yodaiken
Pupils:423
LA:Bury
Phone:01617736364
Address:Sedgley Park Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0JW
Trust:YESOIDAY HATORAH MULTI ACADEMY TRUST, MANCHESTER (2 schools)
Admissions:Non-selective
Status:open
Opened:1 April 2011

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 years ago
Good

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Outstanding

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 10 May 2023View full report
URN:136661
UKPRN:10033378
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Bury South
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its May 2023 inspection.

Rated Outstanding for

Personal development.

Rated Good for

Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management, Early years.

At a Glance

1.4%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+2ppMathsWriting+4pp

Reading has remained stable at around 85% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 83% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 81% to 85% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

22.4

Avg class size

24.8

Infant (KS1)

22.2

KS2

18

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

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Term dates

Yesoiday Hatorah Boys Academy is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Bury's term dates for its community schools.

Getting There

Bus Stops

Crescent Avenue (nr)
26m · 0 min walk
Woodhill Drive (opp)
198m · 3 min walk
Butt Hill Road (opp)
232m · 4 min walk
King's Road (opp)
258m · 4 min walk
Overbrook Drive (nr)
310m · 5 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
29
Fatal
0
Serious
6
Children hurt
3

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 29 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 23 slight.

3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.

10 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 Bury is 10 (the median across 92 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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Your chances of a place at Yesoiday Hatorah Boys Academy

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  • Applications, first choices and offers at Yesoiday Hatorah Boys Academy for 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 entry.
  • How many families in Bury got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
  • The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
  • Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

53%

Available places

385 pupils

727 places

342 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Manchester

Low pressure
New homes approved:27,932
Projected new pupils:6,983

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Manchester

Across Bury council

Low demand council-wide0.84 applications per place

Places available

2,275

Applications

1,901

Got 1st preference

91.4%

Got preferred school

98.1%

All primary applications across Bury council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Every first choice offered

Inspection History(4)

10 May 2023
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
9 July 2019
Requires ImprovementReport
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement
5 December 2018

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

106

SEN Support

18

EHC Plans

29.3%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Social, Emotional & Mental Health54
Speech, Language & Communication18
Physical Disability10
Autistic Spectrum Disorder10
Specific Learning Difficulty7
Moderate Learning Difficulty2
Hearing Impairment2
Visual Impairment1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
98.1%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals1.4%
English as Additional Language2.4%

423

Total Pupils

423

Boys

0

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

24

Teachers

17.6:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£42,069

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£4,955

Per pupil

£2029k

Total funding

£9k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£17,055
EAL funding£2,802
Lump sum£145,100

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

5.8%

Overall absence

11.6%

Persistent absence

335

Enrolments

Authorised3.8%
Unauthorised2.0%
Persistent (10%+)11.6%
Severe (50%+)0.0%

Absence trend

3.5%
18/19
2.9%
20/21
3.7%
21/22
4.9%
22/23
5.2%
23/24
5.8%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Yesoiday Hatorah Boys Academy

What are SATs results like at Yesoiday Hatorah Boys Academy?

Of the pupils at Yesoiday Hatorah Boys Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 85% reached the expected standard in reading and 83% did so in maths.

What is Yesoiday Hatorah Boys Academy's Ofsted rating?

Yesoiday Hatorah Boys Academy was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in May 2023. At its previous graded inspection in 2019 it was rated Requires Improvement.

What is the catchment area for Yesoiday Hatorah Boys Academy?

No fixed boundary. When Yesoiday Hatorah Boys Academy is oversubscribed, Bury allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Yesoiday Hatorah Boys Academy?

Yesoiday Hatorah Boys Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 53% of its 727 places.

How big are the classes at Yesoiday Hatorah Boys Academy?

Classes at Yesoiday Hatorah Boys Academy average 22.4 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Yesoiday Hatorah Boys Academy?

Yesoiday Hatorah Boys Academy has around 423 pupils on roll. 1% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Yesoiday Hatorah Boys Academy?

5.8% of sessions were missed at Yesoiday Hatorah Boys Academy in 2024/25. 11.6% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Yesoiday Hatorah Boys Academy?

Apply through Bury's coordinated admissions process, naming Yesoiday Hatorah Boys 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 Yesoiday Hatorah Boys Academy?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 29 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 23 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 10 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 Bury is 10 (the median across 92 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Yesoiday Hatorah Boys Academy?

Yesoiday Hatorah Boys Academy is at Sedgley Park Road, Prestwich, Manchester, Lancashire, M25 0JW.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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