Benchill 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 05/03/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.7%, which is 0.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Benchill Road, Manchester, M22 8EJ
Website: www.benchill.manchester.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01619983075
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Manchester
Headteacher / Principal: Helen Eken Stuart
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 132241

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 05/03/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 574
Number of Pupils: 523
Number of Boys: 264
Number of Girls: 259

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -2 Confidence interval -3.7 to -0.4
Writing
Below Average: -2.4 Confidence interval -4 to -0.9
Maths
Below Average: -1.9 Confidence interval -3.4 to -0.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:50%
England Average:65%

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

School:2%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:100
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Benchill Primary School
Benchill Road , Wythenshawe M22 8EJ 		3out of 4 0 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
St John Fisher and Thomas More Catholic Primary School
Woodhouse Lane , Benchill M22 9NW 		3out of 4 998 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Haveley Hey Community School
Nearbrook Road , Benchill M22 9NS 		3out of 4 1,091 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Newall Green Primary School
Firbank Road , Newall Green M23 2YH 		3out of 4 1,164 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Baguley Hall Primary School
Ackworth Drive , Baguley M23 1LB 		3out of 4 1,272 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Saint Paul's Catholic High School
Firbank Road , Newall Green M23 2YS 		2out of 4 1,362 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Manchester Enterprise Academy
Simonsway , M22 9RH 		3out of 4 1,571 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Manchester Health Academy
Moor Road , M23 9BP 		3out of 4 2,248 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Kingsway School
Foxland Road , SK8 4QX 		3out of 4 3,118 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Piper Hill High School
Firbank Road , Newall Green M23 2YS 		4out of 4 1,319 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Manchester Young Lives
The Addy Young People's Centre , Woodhouse Lane M22 9TF 		- not rated 1,512 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School
Crossacres Road , M22 5DR 		4out of 4 1,874 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Pioneer House High School
200 Yewtree Lane , Northern Moor M23 0FF 		4out of 4 2,374 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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