Claremont Primary School
Claremont Road, Moss Side, Manchester, M14 7NA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Anne Conboy
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Manchester Rusholme
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 682
- Pupils on roll
- 568
- URN
- 105408
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01612262066
About this school
Claremont Primary School is a community primary school in Manchester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 568 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 86 | 82 | 81 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 38% | 42% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 59% | 51% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 52% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 63% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 100.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.60 | - | - |
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 Claremont 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 | 53% | 52.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 38% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 42% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 640 |
| 2023/24 | 640 |
| 2024/25 | 603 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Claremont Primary School compares
Claremont Primary School ranked 111th of 125 primary schools in Manchester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42% | 5.3% | 66.6% | 568 | — |
| The Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Primary School | 38% | 5% | 48.8% | 406 | 0.2 miles |
| Heald Place Primary School | 52% | 4.5% | 52.4% | 572 | 0.3 miles |
| Wilbraham Primary School | 56% | 6.7% | 59.7% | 579 | 0.4 miles |
| Webster Primary School | 65% | 4% | 60% | 363 | 0.5 miles |
| Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester | 73% | 4.6% | 34% | 218 | 0.5 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)
- 66.61%
- English as an additional language
- 88.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.3%
- Persistent absence
- 12.48%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Heald Place Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Wilbraham Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Webster Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester0.5 miles
Primary · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
Claremont Primary School ranks 231st 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
- Alma Park Primary School Primary
- Armitage CofE Primary School Primary
- Ashbury Meadow Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Claremont Primary School teach?
- Claremont Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Claremont Primary School?
- The headteacher of Claremont Primary School is Miss Anne Conboy, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Claremont Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Claremont 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 big is Claremont Primary School?
- Claremont Primary School has 568 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Claremont Primary School full?
- Claremont Primary School has capacity for 682 pupils and 568 on roll (83%), so it has space against 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 Claremont Primary School a faith school?
- No. Claremont Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Claremont Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Claremont Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Claremont Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 42% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Claremont Primary School rank locally?
- Claremont Primary School ranked 111th of 125 primary schools in Manchester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Claremont Primary School's absence rate?
- Claremont Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Claremont Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Claremont 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.