Acacias Community Primary School is a primary school located in Manchester. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 12/03/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is above average, progress in reading is average, progress in writing is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.8%, which is 0.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Alexandra Drive, Manchester

School Information

Address: Alexandra Drive, Manchester, M19 2WW
Website: www.acacias.manchester.sch.uk
Telephone: 01612241598
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Manchester
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Philip Webster
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 105401

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 12/03/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 480
Number of Pupils: 469
Number of Boys: 235
Number of Girls: 234

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: 0.6 Confidence interval -1 to 2.2
Writing
Well Below Average: -2.9 Confidence interval -4.4 to -1.5
Maths
Above Average: 2.2 Confidence interval 0.8 to 3.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:61%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Freshfield Nursery School
42 Mauldeth Road , Heaton Mersey SK4 3NB
3out of 4 2,650 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Reddish Vale Nursery School
Reddish Vale Road , Reddish SK5 7EU
4out of 4 3,169 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Acacias Community Primary School
Alexandra Drive , Burnage M19 2WW
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Cringle Brook Primary School
388 Slade Lane , M19 2HT
4out of 4 382 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
St Mary's RC Primary School Manchester
Clare Road , Levenshulme M19 2QW
3out of 4 599 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Alma Park Primary School
Errwood Road , Levenshulme M19 2PF
3out of 4 726 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Mauldeth Road Primary School
Mauldeth Road , Withington M14 6SG
3out of 4 835 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Levenshulme High School
Crossley Road , Levenshulme M19 1FS
4out of 4 289 yd Academy sponsor led No Girls More About School
Manchester Enterprise Academy Central
Lytham Road , Levenshulme M14 6PL
- not rated 1,123 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Burnage Academy for Boys
Burnage Lane , Burnage M19 1ER
4out of 4 1,222 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
Priestnall School
Priestnall Road , Heaton Mersey SK4 3HP
4out of 4 2,368 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Cedar Mount Academy
Gorton Education Village , 50 Wembley Road M18 7DT
2out of 4 2,381 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Xaverian College
Lower Park Road , M14 5RB
- not rated 2,758 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Manchester Vocational and Learning Academy
4-6 Park Grove , M19 3AQ
- not rated 892 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Heaton School
St James Road , Heaton Moor SK4 4RE
4out of 4 1,526 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Manchester Grammar School
Old Hall Lane , M13 0XT
- not rated 1,631 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Withington Girls' School
Wellington Road , Fallowfield M14 6BL
- not rated 1,921 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Covenant Christian School
48 Heaton Moor Road , Heaton Moor SK4 4NX
- not rated 2,045 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.