Barton Moss Community Primary School
Trippier Road, Peel Green, Manchester, M30 7PT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- PRESTOLEE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Woolley
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Prestolee Community Primary School
- Constituency
- Worsley and Eccles
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 216
- URN
- 144459
- Local authority
- Salford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01619211840
About this school
Barton Moss Community Primary School is a primary academy in Manchester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 216 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 | 31 | 31 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 65% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 13% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 84% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 74% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 81% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.20 | - | - |
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 Barton Moss Community 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 | Salford average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 58% | 53.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 58.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 58.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 232 |
| 2023/24 | 224 |
| 2024/25 | 222 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Barton Moss Community Primary School compares
Barton Moss Community Primary School ranked 32nd of 69 primary schools in Salford 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 19% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 7.7% | 54.2% | 216 | — |
| St Gilbert's RC Primary School | 68% | 5.4% | 13.7% | 227 | 0.7 miles |
| Beech Street Community Primary School | 66% | 6.1% | 53.3% | 241 | 0.7 miles |
| Godfrey Ermen Memorial CofE Primary School | 46% | 6.9% | 37.8% | 386 | 0.9 miles |
| Westwood Park Community Primary School | 42% | 6.2% | 53.6% | 285 | 1.1 miles |
| Christ Church CofE Primary School | 66% | 5.7% | 48.5% | 235 | 1.1 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 report12 February 2025
- 10 March 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 54.23%
- English as an additional language
- 23.9%
- Overall absence
- 7.69%
- Persistent absence
- 21.86%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Gilbert's RC Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Beech Street Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Godfrey Ermen Memorial CofE Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Westwood Park Community Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Christ Church CofE Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
Barton Moss Community Primary School ranks 110th 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 Barton Moss Community Primary School teach?
- Barton Moss Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Barton Moss Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Barton Moss Community Primary School is Mrs Claire Woolley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Barton Moss Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Barton Moss Community 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 Barton Moss Community Primary School?
- Barton Moss Community Primary School has 216 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Barton Moss Community Primary School full?
- Barton Moss Community Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 216 on roll (103%), so it is at or above 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 Barton Moss Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Barton Moss Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Barton Moss Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Barton Moss Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Barton Moss Community Primary School?
- Barton Moss Community Primary School is part of PRESTOLEE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Barton Moss Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% 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 Barton Moss Community Primary School rank locally?
- Barton Moss Community Primary School ranked 32nd of 69 primary schools in Salford 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 19% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Barton Moss Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Barton Moss Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Barton Moss Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Barton Moss Community 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 10 July 2026.