Alma Park Primary School
Errwood Road, Levenshulme, Manchester, M19 2PF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Richard Williams
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Gorton and Denton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 481
- URN
- 105389
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01612248789
About this school
Alma Park Primary School is a community primary school in Manchester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 481 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Alma Park Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 29 March 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 57 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 58% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 5% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 81% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 82% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 86% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Alma Park Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Manchester average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 65% | 52.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 467 |
| 2023/24 | 473 |
| 2024/25 | 466 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Alma Park Primary School compares
Alma Park Primary School ranked 41st of 125 primary schools in Manchester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 3.9% | 30.6% | 481 | — |
| St Mary's RC Primary School, Manchester, A Voluntary Academy | — | — | — | — | 0.2 miles |
| Chapel Street Community Primary School | 55% | 7.4% | 63.1% | 674 | 0.3 miles |
| Cringle Brook Primary School | 72% | 4.7% | 32.2% | 208 | 0.4 miles |
| St Andrew's CofE Primary School | 54% | 6.4% | 43.5% | 298 | 0.4 miles |
| Acacias Community Primary School | 58% | 4.5% | 36.2% | 450 | 0.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 30.59%
- English as an additional language
- 51.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.85%
- Persistent absence
- 7.07%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Mary's RC Primary School, Manchester, A Voluntary Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Chapel Street Community Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Cringle Brook Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Levenshulme
-
St Andrew's CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Acacias Community Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
Alma Park Primary School ranks 90th of the 252 ranked primary schools in Manchester.
- Abbey Hey Primary Academy Primary
- Abbott Community Primary School Primary
- Acacias Community Primary School Primary
- Acre Hall Primary School Primary
- Aldwyn Primary School Primary
- Alkrington Primary School Primary
- All Saints C of E Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand Primary
- All Saints Primary School Primary
- Armitage CofE Primary School Primary
- Ashbury Meadow Primary School Primary
- Atherton St George's CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Alma Park Primary School teach?
- Alma Park Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Alma Park Primary School?
- The headteacher of Alma Park Primary School is Mr Richard Williams, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Alma Park Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Alma Park Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Alma Park Primary School?
- Alma Park Primary School has 481 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Alma Park Primary School full?
- Alma Park Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 481 on roll (115%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Alma Park Primary School a faith school?
- No. Alma Park Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Alma Park Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Alma Park Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Alma Park Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Alma Park Primary School's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Alma Park Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Alma Park Primary School compare with other schools in Manchester?
- Alma Park Primary School ranked 41st of 125 primary schools in Manchester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Alma Park Primary School's absence rate?
- Alma Park Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Alma Park Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Alma Park Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.