Moss Park Primary School
Moss Park Road, Stretford, Manchester, M32 9HR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs S Nunwick
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Stretford and Urmston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 436
- Pupils on roll
- 464
- URN
- 106323
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01618641710
About this school
Moss Park Primary School is a community primary school in Manchester. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 464 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Moss 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- 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 | 63 | 64 | 62 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 75% | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 19% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 80% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 84% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 88% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.40 | - | - |
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 Moss 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 | Trafford average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 63% | 65.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 65.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 74% | 67.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 254 |
| 2023/24 | 464 |
| 2024/25 | 451 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Moss Park Primary School compares
Moss Park Primary School ranked 27th of 55 primary schools in Trafford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% 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 | 74% | 4.2% | 22% | 464 | — |
| Victoria Park Infant School | — | 4.9% | 13.8% | 203 | 0.5 miles |
| St Matthew's CofE Primary School | 37% | 8.3% | 34.7% | 141 | 0.6 miles |
| St Ann's RC Primary School | 53% | 5.1% | 23% | 415 | 0.6 miles |
| Victoria Park Junior School | 73% | 3.4% | 30.2% | 230 | 0.7 miles |
| Highfield Primary School | 60% | 3.4% | 19.1% | 288 | 0.7 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)
- 22.04%
- English as an additional language
- 40.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.21%
- Persistent absence
- 9.35%
Location
Nearby schools
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Victoria Park Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Manchester
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St Matthew's CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Manchester
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St Ann's RC Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Victoria Park Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Highfield Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
Moss Park Primary School ranks 37th 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 ages does Moss Park Primary School teach?
- Moss Park Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Moss Park Primary School?
- The headteacher of Moss Park Primary School is Mrs S Nunwick, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Moss Park Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Moss 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 Moss Park Primary School?
- Moss Park Primary School has 464 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Moss Park Primary School full?
- Moss Park Primary School has capacity for 436 pupils and 464 on roll (106%), 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 Moss Park Primary School a faith school?
- No. Moss Park Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Moss Park Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Moss Park Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Moss Park Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 74% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Moss Park Primary School compare with other schools in Trafford?
- Moss Park Primary School ranked 27th of 55 primary schools in Trafford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% 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 Moss Park Primary School's absence rate?
- Moss Park Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Moss Park Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Moss 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.