Primary school in Manchester
Cavendish Primary School
Cavendish Road, West Didsbury, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M20 1JG
Ofsted
Standards maintained at the last ungraded inspection, on 5 March 2025.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 576
- Places
- 720
- How full
- 80% full — 576 of 720 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 285 / 291
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Manchester 039F, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 73%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 8%
- Households owning their home
- 54%
- Households in social housing
- 2%
- Households with no car
- 21%
- Adults economically inactive
- 18%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- CONNECT ALLIANCE TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: J Taylor
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Ward
- Didsbury West
- Constituency
- Manchester Withington
- URN
- 152024
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Didsbury CE Primary SchoolFree schools | Good 2023 | 73% | 0.3 mi |
| Manchester Muslim Preparatory SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 0.5 mi |
| Moor Allerton Preparatory SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 0.5 mi |
| Old Moat Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Outstanding 2024 | 64% | 0.5 mi |
| St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2023 | 71% | 0.6 mi |
| St Cuthbert's RC Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | — | 0.8 mi |
| St Ambrose RC Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2023 | 41% | 0.8 mi |
| Beaver Road Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 75% | 0.9 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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