Cravenwood Primary Academy
Cravenwood Road, Crumpsall, Manchester, M8 5AE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- UNITED LEARNING TRUST
- Principal
- Ms J Garratt
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- United Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Blackley and Middleton South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 450
- Pupils on roll
- 385
- URN
- 140661
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01617953380
About this school
Cravenwood Primary Academy is a primary academy in Manchester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 385 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 14 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 | 56 | 55 | 51 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 67% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 71% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 87% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 69% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.90 | - | - |
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 Cravenwood Primary Academy 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 | 77% | 52.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 425 |
| 2023/24 | 418 |
| 2024/25 | 396 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cravenwood Primary Academy compares
Cravenwood Primary Academy ranked 25th of 125 primary schools in Manchester 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 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 6.1% | 39.7% | 385 | — |
| St Anne's RC Primary School Crumpsall Manchester | 46% | 5.6% | 45.2% | 413 | 0.2 miles |
| King David Primary School | 64% | 4.1% | 9.3% | 381 | 0.2 miles |
| Crumpsall Lane Primary School | 60% | 5.4% | 46% | 418 | 0.3 miles |
| Cheetham CofE Community Academy | 55% | 4.6% | 48.5% | 597 | 0.6 miles |
| The Olive School, Manchester | — | — | 41.7% | 119 | 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)
- 39.67%
- English as an additional language
- 93.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.12%
- Persistent absence
- 15.8%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Anne's RC Primary School Crumpsall Manchester0.2 miles
Primary · Manchester
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King David Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Crumpsall
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Crumpsall Lane Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Cheetham CofE Community Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Manchester
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The Olive School, Manchester0.7 miles
Primary · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
Cravenwood Primary Academy ranks 53rd 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 Cravenwood Primary Academy teach?
- Cravenwood Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Manchester.
- Who is the principal of Cravenwood Primary Academy?
- The principal of Cravenwood Primary Academy is Ms J Garratt, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Cravenwood Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cravenwood Primary Academy, 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 Cravenwood Primary Academy?
- Cravenwood Primary Academy has 385 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Cravenwood Primary Academy full?
- Cravenwood Primary Academy has capacity for 450 pupils and 385 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 Cravenwood Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Cravenwood Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Cravenwood Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Cravenwood Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Cravenwood Primary Academy?
- Cravenwood Primary Academy is part of UNITED LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Cravenwood Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 77% 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 Cravenwood Primary Academy rank locally?
- Cravenwood Primary Academy ranked 25th of 125 primary schools in Manchester 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 36% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cravenwood Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Cravenwood Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cravenwood Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cravenwood Primary Academy'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 1 July 2026.