Newall Green Primary School
Firbank Road, Newall Green, Manchester, M23 2YH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE CHERRY TREE TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Rudd
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Wythenshawe and Sale East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 780
- Pupils on roll
- 577
- URN
- 142437
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01614372872
About this school
Newall Green Primary School is a primary academy in Manchester. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 577 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 12 October 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 | 86 | 82 | 88 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 38% | 50% | 42% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 1% | 1% |
| Expected standard in reading | 55% | 70% | 66% |
| Expected standard in maths | 52% | 57% | 59% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 68% | 59% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 101.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.10 | - | - |
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 Newall Green 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 | 38% | 52.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 42% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 644 |
| 2023/24 | 626 |
| 2024/25 | 604 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Newall Green Primary School compares
Newall Green Primary School ranked 112th of 125 primary schools in Manchester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42% | 7.7% | 67.9% | 577 | — |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School | 59% | 5.9% | 47.9% | 256 | 0.3 miles |
| Baguley Hall Primary School | 57% | 6.3% | 54.5% | 472 | 0.6 miles |
| Haveley Hey Community School | 59% | 9.3% | 73% | 413 | 0.7 miles |
| Benchill Primary School | 60% | 6.4% | 67% | 479 | 0.7 miles |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School | 73% | 4.1% | 27% | 251 | 0.8 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)
- 67.9%
- English as an additional language
- 11.8%
- Overall absence
- 7.71%
- Persistent absence
- 22.79%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Peter's Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Baguley Hall Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Haveley Hey Community School0.7 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Benchill Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
Newall Green Primary School ranks 232nd 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 Newall Green Primary School teach?
- Newall Green Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Newall Green Primary School?
- The headteacher of Newall Green Primary School is Mrs Sarah Rudd, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Newall Green Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Newall Green 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 Newall Green Primary School?
- Newall Green Primary School has 577 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Newall Green Primary School full?
- Newall Green Primary School has capacity for 780 pupils and 577 on roll (74%), 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 Newall Green Primary School a faith school?
- No. Newall Green Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Newall Green Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Newall Green Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Newall Green Primary School?
- Newall Green Primary School is part of THE CHERRY TREE TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Newall Green Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Newall Green Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Newall Green Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 38% in 2022/23 and 42% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Newall Green Primary School rank locally?
- Newall Green Primary School ranked 112th of 125 primary schools in Manchester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Newall Green Primary School's absence rate?
- Newall Green Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Newall Green Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Newall Green 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.