Old Moat Primary School
Old Moat Lane, Withington, Manchester, M20 3FN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CHANGING LIVES IN COLLABORATION
- Headteacher
- Mr Oliver Kerr
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Changing Lives in Collaboration
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Manchester Withington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 459
- Pupils on roll
- 387
- URN
- 142360
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01614454208
About this school
Old Moat Primary School is a primary academy in Manchester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 387 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 57 | 61 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 62% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 3% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 69% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 66% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 70% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.80 | - | - |
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 Old Moat 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 | Manchester average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 65% | 52.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 393 |
| 2023/24 | 371 |
| 2024/25 | 379 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Old Moat Primary School compares
Old Moat Primary School ranked 50th of 125 primary schools in Manchester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 5.1% | 64.1% | 387 | — |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School | 71% | 5.1% | 38.1% | 329 | 0.4 miles |
| Cavendish Primary School | — | — | — | 576 | 0.5 miles |
| St Kentigern's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 71% | 7.7% | 49.9% | 404 | 0.5 miles |
| West Didsbury CE Primary School | 73% | 4.2% | 15.5% | 402 | 0.6 miles |
| St Cuthbert's RC Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary Academy | — | — | — | — | 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)
- 64.13%
- English as an additional language
- 69.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.06%
- Persistent absence
- 14.2%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Paul's CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Cavendish Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Manchester
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St Kentigern's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
West Didsbury CE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Manchester
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St Cuthbert's RC Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
Old Moat Primary School ranks 108th 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 Old Moat Primary School teach?
- Old Moat Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Old Moat Primary School?
- The headteacher of Old Moat Primary School is Mr Oliver Kerr, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Old Moat Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Old Moat 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 Old Moat Primary School?
- Old Moat Primary School has 387 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Old Moat Primary School full?
- Old Moat Primary School has capacity for 459 pupils and 387 on roll (84%), 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 Old Moat Primary School a faith school?
- No. Old Moat Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Old Moat Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Old Moat Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Old Moat Primary School?
- Old Moat Primary School is part of CHANGING LIVES IN COLLABORATION. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Old Moat Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Old Moat Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Old Moat Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Old Moat Primary School rank locally?
- Old Moat Primary School ranked 50th of 125 primary schools in Manchester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Old Moat Primary School's absence rate?
- Old Moat Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Old Moat Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Old Moat 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 2 July 2026.