Unity Community Primary
Allesley Drive, Cheetham Hill, Manchester, M7 4YE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- BIG LIFE SCHOOLS
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jude Lee
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Manchester Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 363
- URN
- 141966
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01618712614
About this school
Unity Community Primary is a primary academy in Manchester. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 363 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Unity Community Primary, 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 28 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 45% | 46% | 47% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 62% | 71% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 75% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 66% | 79% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.00 | - | - |
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 Unity Community Primary 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 | 45% | 52.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 46% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 47% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 325 |
| 2023/24 | 351 |
| 2024/25 | 364 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Unity Community Primary compares
Unity Community Primary ranked 101st of 125 primary schools in Manchester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47% | 5.6% | 51.7% | 363 | — |
| Marlborough Road Academy | 45% | 5.9% | 71.7% | 226 | 0.2 miles |
| St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School | 83% | 4.7% | 56.5% | 503 | 0.3 miles |
| Cheetwood Primary School | 43% | 5.6% | 52.6% | 197 | 0.4 miles |
| Cheetham CofE Community Academy | 55% | 4.6% | 48.5% | 597 | 0.4 miles |
| The Olive School, Manchester | — | — | 41.7% | 119 | 0.5 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
-
Graded inspection report28 April 2026
- 10 May 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 51.65%
- English as an additional language
- 77.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.59%
- Persistent absence
- 20.16%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Marlborough Road Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Salford
-
St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Salford
-
Cheetwood Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Cheetham CofE Community Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
The Olive School, Manchester0.5 miles
Primary · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
Unity Community Primary ranks 214th 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 Unity Community Primary teach?
- Unity Community Primary teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Unity Community Primary?
- The headteacher of Unity Community Primary is Mrs Jude Lee, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Unity Community Primary been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Unity Community Primary, 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 Unity Community Primary?
- Unity Community Primary has 363 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Unity Community Primary full?
- Unity Community Primary has capacity for 420 pupils and 363 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 Unity Community Primary a faith school?
- No. Unity Community Primary has no designated religious character.
- Is Unity Community Primary a selective school?
- No. Unity Community Primary is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Unity Community Primary have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Unity Community Primary as having nursery classes.
- Is Unity Community Primary part of an academy trust?
- Unity Community Primary is part of BIG LIFE SCHOOLS. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Unity Community Primary's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 45% in 2022/23 and 47% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Unity Community Primary compare with other schools in Manchester?
- Unity Community Primary ranked 101st of 125 primary schools in Manchester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Unity Community Primary's absence rate?
- Unity Community Primary's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Unity Community Primary's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Unity Community Primary'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 2 July 2026.