Kings Road Primary School
Kings Road, Firswood, Manchester, M16 0GR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr D Morgan
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Stretford and Urmston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 744
- Pupils on roll
- 638
- URN
- 106322
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01618813571
About this school
Kings Road Primary School is a community primary school in Manchester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 638 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
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 | 98 | 82 | 98 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 68% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 76% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 83% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 79% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.10 | - | - |
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 Kings Road 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 | Trafford average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 72% | 65.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 65.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 67.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 686 |
| 2023/24 | 664 |
| 2024/25 | 669 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kings Road Primary School compares
Kings Road Primary School ranked 41st of 55 primary schools in Trafford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 5.7% | 33.1% | 638 | — |
| St Teresa's RC Primary School | 50% | 5.5% | 32.9% | 126 | 0.2 miles |
| St Hilda's CofE Primary School | 73% | 5.3% | 30.1% | 191 | 0.3 miles |
| Seymour Park Community Primary School | 80% | 5.2% | 31.4% | 682 | 0.4 miles |
| Manley Park Primary School | 73% | 4.7% | 22.3% | 442 | 0.5 miles |
| St John's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | — | — | — | — | 0.6 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)
- 33.11%
- English as an additional language
- 66.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.71%
- Persistent absence
- 15.83%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Teresa's RC Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Manchester
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St Hilda's CofE Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Seymour Park Community Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Manley Park Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Manchester
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St John's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
Kings Road Primary School ranks 113th 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 Kings Road Primary School teach?
- Kings Road Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Kings Road Primary School?
- The headteacher of Kings Road Primary School is Mr D Morgan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Kings Road Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kings Road 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 Kings Road Primary School?
- Kings Road Primary School has 638 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Kings Road Primary School full?
- Kings Road Primary School has capacity for 744 pupils and 638 on roll (86%), 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 Kings Road Primary School a faith school?
- No. Kings Road Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Kings Road Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Kings Road Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Kings Road Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 72% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kings Road Primary School rank locally?
- Kings Road Primary School ranked 41st of 55 primary schools in Trafford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kings Road Primary School's absence rate?
- Kings Road Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kings Road Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kings Road 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.