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Bridgewater Primary School
Primary • Community school • Manchester • Greater Manchester • M38 9WD
Outstanding
Top 10 Primary schools in Manchester
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2018)
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This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the town of 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
28
Outstanding
2
Good
18
Median inspection year
2018
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 8% · G: 75% · RI: 17% · I: 0%
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Co-op Academy New Islington
Primary • Free schools • Manchester • Greater Manchester • M4 6EY
Outstanding
3
Old Hall Drive Academy
Primary • Academy converter • Manchester • Greater Manchester • M18 7FU
Good
4
Broad Oak Primary School
Primary • Community school • Manchester • Greater Manchester • M20 5QB
Good
5
St Philip's CofE Primary School, Atherton
Primary • Voluntary aided school • Manchester • Greater Manchester • M46 9FD
Good
6
Tyldesley St George's Central CofE Primary School and Nursery
Primary • Voluntary aided school • Manchester • Greater Manchester • M29 8DH
Good
7
Radcliffe Primary School
Primary • Academy sponsor led • Manchester • Greater Manchester • M26 3RD
Good
8
Tyldesley Primary School
Primary • Academy converter • Manchester • Greater Manchester • M29 7PY
Good
9
Abbey Hey Primary Academy
Primary • Academy sponsor led • Manchester • Greater Manchester • M18 8PF
Good
10
Forest Gate Academy
Primary • Academy sponsor led • Manchester • Greater Manchester • M31 4PN
Good
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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