Park View Community Primary Academy
Varley Street, Miles Platting, Manchester, M40 7EJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WISE OWL TRUST
- Headteacher
- Principal Claire Hall
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Wise Owl Trust
- Constituency
- Manchester Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 459
- Pupils on roll
- 343
- URN
- 150600
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01615198562
About this school
Park View Community Primary Academy is a primary academy in Manchester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 343 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Park View Community Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Park View Community Primary (URN 135279).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 46 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 |
How Park View Community Primary Academy compares
Park View Community Primary Academy ranked 18th of 125 primary schools in Manchester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 74% | 6.4% | 63.8% | 343 | — |
| St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | — | — | — | 184 | 0.5 miles |
| Abbott Community Primary School | 75% | 6.6% | 46.4% | 228 | 0.6 miles |
| St Anne's RC Primary School | 67% | 5% | 37.7% | 182 | 0.6 miles |
| St Augustine's CofE Primary School | 72% | 5% | 64.4% | 188 | 0.7 miles |
| Co-op Academy New Islington | 60% | 5.3% | 15.5% | 376 | 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)
- 63.83%
- English as an additional language
- 41.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.35%
- Persistent absence
- 21.16%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Abbott Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Manchester
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St Anne's RC Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Manchester
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St Augustine's CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Co-op Academy New Islington0.7 miles
Primary · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
Park View Community Primary Academy ranks 38th 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 Park View Community Primary Academy teach?
- Park View Community Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Park View Community Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Park View Community Primary Academy is Principal Claire Hall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Park View Community Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Park View Community Primary 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 many pupils are at Park View Community Primary Academy?
- Park View Community Primary Academy has 343 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Park View Community Primary Academy full?
- Park View Community Primary Academy has capacity for 459 pupils and 343 on roll (75%), 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 Park View Community Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Park View Community Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Park View Community Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Park View Community Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Park View Community Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Park View Community Primary Academy is part of WISE OWL TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does Park View Community Primary Academy compare with other schools in Manchester?
- Park View Community Primary Academy ranked 18th of 125 primary schools in Manchester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Park View Community Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Park View Community Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census.
- What are Park View Community Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Park View Community Primary 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.