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Higher Openshaw Community School

Saunton Road, Higher Openshaw, Manchester · M11 1AJ

PrimaryCommunity schoolMixedAges 3–11339 pupils
Visit website ↗01612233549Ward: E05011359MP: E14001352
Ofsted
Not yet inspected
KS2 expected stdThe percentage of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined.
58%

Reading/writing/maths · 2024-25

Overall absence
4.0%

2024-25

Free school mealsFree School Meals: the share of pupils eligible for free school meals — a common measure of disadvantage.
59.6%

2024-25

Pupils per teacher
20.4

2025-26

Spend per pupil
£7,767

2024-25

Places filled
98%

339 of 345 places · 2025-26

Ofsted

Not yet inspected

SATs results (Key Stage 2)

End of primary · Year 6

Meeting expected standard (R/W/M)The percentage of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined.↑ +4%

54%
'18-19
62%
'22-23
56%
'23-24
58%
'24-25

At higher standard (R/W/M)↓ -4%

4%
'18-19
5%
'22-23
5%
'23-24
0%
'24-25

Average reading scaled scoreKS2 SATs are converted to a scaled score; 100 is the expected standard, so an average above 100 is above the national benchmark.↑ +4

102
'18-19
104
'22-23
104
'23-24
106
'24-25

Average maths scaled scoreKS2 SATs are converted to a scaled score; 100 is the expected standard, so an average above 100 is above the national benchmark.↑ +3

102
'18-19
104
'22-23
101
'23-24
105
'24-25

Average grammar, punctuation & spellingKS2 SATs are converted to a scaled score; 100 is the expected standard, so an average above 100 is above the national benchmark.↑ +1

104
'18-19
103
'22-23
105
'23-24
105
'24-25

Progress since Key Stage 1 · 0 = average

Reading↑ +3.7

-0.5
'18-19
3.2
'22-23
—
'23-24
—
'24-25

Writing↑ +5.5

-1.3
'18-19
4.2
'22-23
—
'23-24
—
'24-25

Maths↑ +5.6

-1.1
'18-19
4.5
'22-23
—
'23-24
—
'24-25

How this school compares

Against Manchester (its local authority) and England · 2024-25

Meeting expected standardThe percentage of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined.

+0.3% vs Manchester average

This school58.0%
Manchester average57.7%
Best in Manchester92.0%
England average60.4%

Average reading scaled score

+1.1 vs Manchester average

This school106.0
Manchester average104.9
Best in Manchester112.0
England average105.5

Average maths scaled score

+0.7 vs Manchester average

This school105.0
Manchester average104.3
Best in Manchester110.0
England average104.4

Pupil makeup

Spring school census · 2024-25

Free school mealsFree School Meals: the share of pupils eligible for free school meals — a common measure of disadvantage.
59.6%
English as 2nd lang.English as an Additional Language: pupils whose first language is known or believed to be other than English.
36.9%
SEN supportSpecial Educational Needs support: pupils who get extra help in school but do not have an Education, Health and Care plan.
8.3%
With EHC planEducation, Health and Care plan: a legal document for children with more significant needs, setting out the support a council must provide.
21.2%

Gender split

48%
52%

164 girls · 175 boys

Ethnicity

African
29.5%
White British
28.3%
Other ethnic group
8.6%
Other Mixed
8.3%
Pakistani
6.8%
Other Black
6.2%
Other White
2.9%
Other Asian
1.8%
Caribbean
1.5%
Indian
1.2%
Bangladeshi
0.9%
Unclassified
0.9%

Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

How this school compares

Against Manchester (its local authority) and England · 2024-25

Free school mealsFree School Meals: the share of pupils eligible for free school meals — a common measure of disadvantage.

+15.8% vs Manchester average

This school59.6%
Manchester average43.8%
England average23.2%

English as 2nd lang.English as an Additional Language: pupils whose first language is known or believed to be other than English.

-2.2% vs Manchester average

This school36.9%
Manchester average39.1%
England average16.4%

SEN supportSpecial Educational Needs support: pupils who get extra help in school but do not have an Education, Health and Care plan.

-4.6% vs Manchester average

This school8.3%
Manchester average12.9%
England average11.2%

With EHC planEducation, Health and Care plan: a legal document for children with more significant needs, setting out the support a council must provide.

+5.5% vs Manchester average

This school21.2%
Manchester average15.7%
England average14.6%

Attendance & absence

Share of school sessions missed

Overall absence rate↑ +0.8%

3.2%
'18-19
6.5%
'21-22
5.0%
'22-23
3.9%
'23-24
4.0%
'24-25

Persistent absenceThe percentage of pupils who miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions across the year.↑ +2.3%

Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions

5.9%
'18-19
23.5%
'21-22
16.8%
'22-23
6.6%
'23-24
8.2%
'24-25

How this school compares

Against Manchester (its local authority) and England · 2024-25

Overall absence rate

-2.8% vs Manchester average

This school4.0%
Manchester average6.8%
Best in Manchester2.8%
England average6.2%

Persistent absenceThe percentage of pupils who miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions across the year.

-10.2% vs Manchester average

This school8.2%
Manchester average18.4%
Best in Manchester3.7%
England average15.8%

Suspensions & exclusions

As a percentage of pupils on roll

Suspension rateThe number of suspensions (fixed-period exclusions) expressed as a percentage of pupils on roll. A pupil can be suspended more than once.↑ +1.2%

Total suspensions as a share of pupils

0.3%
'16-17
1.0%
'17-18
0.5%
'18-19
0.0%
'19-20
0.0%
'20-21
2.8%
'21-22
2.1%
'22-23
0.3%
'23-24
1.5%
'24-25

Pupils suspended at least once↑ +0.3%

Share of pupils with one or more suspension

0.3%
'16-17
0.8%
'17-18
0.3%
'18-19
0.0%
'19-20
0.0%
'20-21
1.3%
'21-22
0.9%
'22-23
0.3%
'23-24
0.6%
'24-25

Permanent exclusion rateThe percentage of pupils permanently excluded (expelled) from the school during the year.→ +0.00%

0.00%
'16-17
0.00%
'17-18
0.00%
'18-19
0.00%
'19-20
0.00%
'20-21
0.00%
'21-22
0.30%
'22-23
0.29%
'23-24
0.00%
'24-25

How this school compares

Against Manchester (its local authority) and England · 2024-25

Suspension rateThe number of suspensions (fixed-period exclusions) expressed as a percentage of pupils on roll. A pupil can be suspended more than once.

-1.1% vs Manchester average

This school1.5%
Manchester average2.6%
Best in Manchester0.0%
England average2.5%

Permanent exclusion rateThe percentage of pupils permanently excluded (expelled) from the school during the year.

-0.02% vs Manchester average

This school0.00%
Manchester average0.02%
Best in Manchester0.00%
England average0.03%

The local area

Neighbourhood context around the school in Manchester

Claimant rateThe share of residents aged 16–64 claiming unemployment-related benefits (the claimant count) — a timely local proxy for unemployment.
6.1%

April 2026 · England 4.1%

Degree-level+
22%

Residents 16+ · Census 2021

Area figures describe the neighbourhood around the school (LSOA/MSOA), not the school itself. Sources: ONS, Home Office (data.police.uk), MHCLG — Open Government Licence v3.0.

Data last updated 06/06/2026 · URN 105471