Old Hall Drive Academy

Academy converter · Primary school · Manchester, Manchester
M18 7FU
Composite score
50.6

School overview

Old Hall Drive Academy is a primary school serving Manchester, Manchester, classified by the DfE as an academy converter. It has 461 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Old Hall Drive Academy 'Good'. 67% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 7.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 6% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 69% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#7,078
National rank
#980
In North West
#48
In Manchester
Top 48%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
67%
% achieving higher RWM
6%
Reading average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Outstanding

School profile

Pupils on roll 461 % FSM ever-6 68.8% % EAL 39.7% Age range 3–11 Gender Mixed

Location

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