Alkrington Primary School
Manor Road, Alkrington, Manchester, M24 1JZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Andrew Nott
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Blackley and Middleton South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 505
- Pupils on roll
- 512
- URN
- 105786
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01616436357
About this school
Alkrington Primary School is a community primary school in Manchester. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 512 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
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 | 59 | 64 | 62 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 67% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 6% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 80% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 70% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 73% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.90 | - | - |
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 Alkrington 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 | Rochdale average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64% | 55.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 56.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 483 |
| 2023/24 | 508 |
| 2024/25 | 516 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Alkrington Primary School compares
Alkrington Primary School ranked 7th of 55 primary schools in Rochdale for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 4.3% | 19.4% | 512 | — |
| St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale | 59% | 4% | 15.6% | 213 | 0.4 miles |
| St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Alkrington | 65% | 4.5% | 6.8% | 205 | 0.4 miles |
| St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton, Rochdale | 51% | 6.2% | 14.4% | 311 | 0.4 miles |
| Crosslee Community Primary School | 50% | 7.7% | 55.9% | 373 | 0.7 miles |
| St John Bosco RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | — | — | — | 207 | 0.8 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)
- 19.43%
- English as an additional language
- 10.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.27%
- Persistent absence
- 9.43%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale0.4 miles
Primary · Manchester
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St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Alkrington0.4 miles
Primary · Manchester
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St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton, Rochdale0.4 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Crosslee Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Manchester
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St John Bosco RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
Alkrington Primary School ranks 47th 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
- 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
- Atherton St George's CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Alkrington Primary School teach?
- Alkrington Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Alkrington Primary School?
- The headteacher of Alkrington Primary School is Mr Andrew Nott, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Alkrington Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Alkrington 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 Alkrington Primary School?
- Alkrington Primary School has 512 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Alkrington Primary School full?
- Alkrington Primary School has capacity for 505 pupils and 512 on roll (101%), 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 Alkrington Primary School a faith school?
- No. Alkrington Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Alkrington Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Alkrington Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Alkrington Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Alkrington Primary School rank locally?
- Alkrington Primary School ranked 7th of 55 primary schools in Rochdale for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Alkrington Primary School's absence rate?
- Alkrington Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Alkrington Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Alkrington 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.