Plymouth Grove Primary School
Plymouth Grove West, Chorlton-on-Medlock, Ardwick, M13 0AQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Michael Cooke
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Manchester Rusholme
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 472
- Pupils on roll
- 347
- URN
- 105443
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01612731453
About this school
Plymouth Grove Primary School is a community primary school in Ardwick. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 347 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 February 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 | 59 | 60 | 55 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 58% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 2% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 66% | 78% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 61% | 83% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 83% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.40 | - | - |
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 Plymouth Grove 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 | 51% | 52.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 408 |
| 2023/24 | 397 |
| 2024/25 | 394 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Plymouth Grove Primary School compares
Plymouth Grove Primary School ranked 88th of 125 primary schools in Manchester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 6.6% | 70.4% | 347 | — |
| St Joseph's RC Primary School Manchester | 60% | 6.8% | 28.9% | 219 | 0.2 miles |
| St Luke's CofE Primary School | 54% | 6.1% | 54% | 405 | 0.2 miles |
| St John's CofE Primary School | 65% | 6.1% | 50.5% | 455 | 0.3 miles |
| St Chrysostom's CofE Primary School | 71% | 5.1% | 34% | 410 | 0.3 miles |
| Armitage CofE Primary School | 57% | 4.8% | 48.9% | 490 | 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)
- 70.42%
- English as an additional language
- 69.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.57%
- Persistent absence
- 19.48%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Joseph's RC Primary School Manchester0.2 miles
Primary · Manchester
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St Luke's CofE Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Manchester
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St John's CofE Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Manchester
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St Chrysostom's CofE Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Armitage CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Manchester
Common questions
- What year groups does Plymouth Grove Primary School teach?
- Plymouth Grove Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Ardwick.
- Who is the headteacher of Plymouth Grove Primary School?
- The headteacher of Plymouth Grove Primary School is Mr Michael Cooke, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Plymouth Grove Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Plymouth Grove 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 Plymouth Grove Primary School?
- Plymouth Grove Primary School has 347 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Plymouth Grove Primary School full?
- Plymouth Grove Primary School has capacity for 472 pupils and 347 on roll (74%), 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 Plymouth Grove Primary School a faith school?
- No. Plymouth Grove Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Plymouth Grove Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Plymouth Grove Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Plymouth Grove Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 51% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Plymouth Grove Primary School rank locally?
- Plymouth Grove Primary School ranked 88th of 125 primary schools in Manchester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Plymouth Grove Primary School's absence rate?
- Plymouth Grove Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Plymouth Grove Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Plymouth Grove 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.