Manchester Road Primary Academy
Manchester Road, Droylsden, Manchester, M43 6GD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE ENQUIRE LEARNING TRUST
- Principal
- Mrs Joanne Taylor
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Enquire Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Ashton-under-Lyne
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 446
- Pupils on roll
- 371
- URN
- 141445
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01613703079
About this school
Manchester Road Primary Academy is a primary academy in Manchester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 371 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
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 62 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 66% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 11% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 82% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 73% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 71% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.10 | - | - |
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 Manchester Road 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 | Tameside average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 360 |
| 2023/24 | 365 |
| 2024/25 | 378 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Manchester Road Primary Academy compares
Manchester Road Primary Academy ranked 38th of 59 primary schools in Tameside for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 5.2% | 48.5% | 371 | — |
| Fairfield Road Primary School | 69% | 4.7% | 31.8% | 434 | 0.4 miles |
| Higher Openshaw Community School | 58% | 4% | 62.5% | 326 | 0.5 miles |
| Greenside Primary School | 62% | 6.1% | 37.5% | 446 | 0.5 miles |
| Seymour Road Academy | 72% | 4.5% | 66.3% | 448 | 0.5 miles |
| St Stephen's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 62% | 5.6% | 28% | 405 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report6 November 2024
- 11 September 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 48.48%
- English as an additional language
- 28.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.2%
- Persistent absence
- 13.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Fairfield Road Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Higher Openshaw Community School0.5 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Greenside Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Seymour Road Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Manchester
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St Stephen's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
Manchester Road Primary Academy ranks 150th 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 Manchester Road Primary Academy teach?
- Manchester Road Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Manchester.
- Who is the principal of Manchester Road Primary Academy?
- The principal of Manchester Road Primary Academy is Mrs Joanne Taylor, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Manchester Road Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Manchester Road 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 Manchester Road Primary Academy?
- Manchester Road Primary Academy has 371 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Manchester Road Primary Academy full?
- Manchester Road Primary Academy has capacity for 446 pupils and 371 on roll (83%), 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 Manchester Road Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Manchester Road Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Manchester Road Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Manchester Road Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Manchester Road Primary Academy?
- Manchester Road Primary Academy is part of THE ENQUIRE LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Manchester Road Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 59% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Manchester Road Primary Academy rank locally?
- Manchester Road Primary Academy ranked 38th of 59 primary schools in Tameside for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Manchester Road Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Manchester Road Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Manchester Road Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Manchester Road 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.