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Westwood Academy
Primary • Academy sponsor led • Oldham • Greater Manchester • OL9 6BH
Outstanding
Top 10 Primary schools in Greater Manchester
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2020)
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This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the county of Greater Manchester. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
112
Outstanding
12
Good
77
Median inspection year
2020
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 12% · G: 75% · RI: 12% · I: 1%
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Park Road Sale Primary School
Primary • Academy converter • Sale • Greater Manchester • M33 6HR
Outstanding
3
St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School
Primary • Voluntary aided school • Salford • Greater Manchester • M7 4XG
Outstanding
4
St Philip's RC Primary School
Primary • Voluntary aided school • Salford • Greater Manchester • M7 4WP
Outstanding
5
Springfield Primary School
Primary • Community school • Sale • Greater Manchester • M33 7XS
Outstanding
6
The Olive School, Bolton
Primary • Free schools • Bolton • Greater Manchester • BL1 8HT
Outstanding
7
Leigh St John's CofE Primary
Primary • Voluntary aided school • Leigh • Greater Manchester • WN7 1RY
Outstanding
8
Glodwick Infant and Nursery School
Primary • Community school • Greater Manchester • Greater Manchester • OL4 1AJ
Outstanding
9
Bridgewater Primary School
Primary • Community school • Manchester • Greater Manchester • M38 9WD
Outstanding
10
Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan
Primary • Voluntary aided school • Wigan • Greater Manchester • WN2 1RU
Outstanding
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
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