Yesoiday Hatorah Girls Academy
Sedgley Park Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0JW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Jewish
- Trust
- YESOIDAY HATORAH MULTI ACADEMY TRUST, MANCHESTER
- Headteacher
- Rabbi Jonathan Yodaiken
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bury South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 437
- URN
- 147227
- Local authority
- Bury
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01617736364
About this school
Yesoiday Hatorah Girls Academy is a Jewish girls' primary academy in Manchester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 437 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
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
- Good
- 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 | 69 | 55 | 66 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 67% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 11% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 71% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 78% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 80% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.10 | - | - |
| 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 Yesoiday Hatorah Girls 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 | Bury average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 52% | 58.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 63% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 63.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 464 |
| 2023/24 | 434 |
| 2024/25 | 450 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Yesoiday Hatorah Girls Academy compares
Yesoiday Hatorah Girls Academy ranked 17th of 55 primary schools in Bury for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 6.2% | 3.4% | 437 | — |
| Yesoiday Hatorah Boys Academy | 72% | 5.9% | 1.6% | 423 | 0.0 miles |
| Park View Primary School | 71% | 5.6% | 16.5% | 425 | 0.3 miles |
| St Philip's RC Primary School | 77% | 3.4% | 16% | 354 | 0.4 miles |
| Sedgley Park Community Primary School | — | — | — | 242 | 0.4 miles |
| Butterstile Primary School | 63% | 6.5% | 27.1% | 382 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 3.4%
- English as an additional language
- 2.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.2%
- Persistent absence
- 14.45%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Yesoiday Hatorah Boys Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Park View Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Manchester
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St Philip's RC Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Salford
-
Sedgley Park Community Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Butterstile Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
Yesoiday Hatorah Girls Academy ranks 74th 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 Yesoiday Hatorah Girls Academy teach?
- Yesoiday Hatorah Girls Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Yesoiday Hatorah Girls Academy?
- The headteacher of Yesoiday Hatorah Girls Academy is Rabbi Jonathan Yodaiken, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Yesoiday Hatorah Girls Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Yesoiday Hatorah Girls 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 Yesoiday Hatorah Girls Academy?
- Yesoiday Hatorah Girls Academy has 437 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Yesoiday Hatorah Girls Academy full?
- Yesoiday Hatorah Girls Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 437 on roll (104%), 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 Yesoiday Hatorah Girls Academy a faith school?
- Yes. Yesoiday Hatorah Girls Academy is designated Jewish.
- Is Yesoiday Hatorah Girls Academy a selective school?
- No. Yesoiday Hatorah Girls Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Yesoiday Hatorah Girls Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Yesoiday Hatorah Girls Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Yesoiday Hatorah Girls Academy?
- Yesoiday Hatorah Girls Academy is part of YESOIDAY HATORAH MULTI ACADEMY TRUST, MANCHESTER. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Yesoiday Hatorah Girls Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Yesoiday Hatorah Girls Academy rank locally?
- Yesoiday Hatorah Girls Academy ranked 17th of 55 primary schools in Bury for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Yesoiday Hatorah Girls Academy's absence rate?
- Yesoiday Hatorah Girls Academy's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Yesoiday Hatorah Girls Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Yesoiday Hatorah Girls 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 10 July 2026.