Primary school in Manchester
Northenden Community School
Bazley Road, Northenden, Manchester, M22 4FL
Ofsted
Standards maintained at the last ungraded inspection, on 13 November 2024.
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
- 232
- Places
- 210
- How full
- Full — 232 pupils against 210 places
- Girls / boys
- 125 / 107
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Manchester 046B, 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
- 42%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 18%
- Households owning their home
- 73%
- Households in social housing
- 13%
- Households with no car
- 18%
- Adults economically inactive
- 38%
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: Ruth Byrne
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Ward
- Northenden
- Constituency
- Wythenshawe and Sale East
- URN
- 152025
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Wilfrid's CofE Aided Primary School NorthendenAcademy sponsor led | Good 2024 | 43% | 0.4 mi |
| St. Aidan's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Requires improvement 2023 | — | 0.7 mi |
| Rack House Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 79% | 0.9 mi |
| St Ambrose RC Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2023 | 41% | 0.9 mi |
| Manchester Muslim Preparatory SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 1 mi |
| Moor Allerton Preparatory SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 1 mi |
| Benchill Primary SchoolFoundation school | No grade | 60% | 1.1 mi |
| Button Lane Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 49% | 1.2 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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