Primary school

Alma Park Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Manchester
  • M19 2PF
Ofsted Good · inspected May 2013

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 6,618 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 44%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 63%63%2016/17: top 91%2017/18: top 31%31% · 2017/182018/19: top 56%2022/23: top 42%2023/24: top 61%2024/25: top 44%No exams

Against North WestArrows: North West rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM67% · North West 63%6/10 Middle+14.9 pts
Higher standard, RWM3% · North West 6%3/10 Below−27.8 pts
Reading score104 · North West 1053/10 Below−16.4 pts
Maths score105 · North West 1055/10 Middle−9.8 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 49% · 61 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 40% · 57 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 74% · 62 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 65% · 60 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 65% · 60 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 58% · 57 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 67% · 58 pupils · North West 63%74%40%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 8% · 61 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 4% · 57 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 13% · 62 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 10% · 60 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 5% · 60 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 5% · 57 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 3% · 58 pupils · North West 6%13%3%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 100 · 61 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 100 · 57 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 107 · 62 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 104 · 60 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 106 · 60 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 106 · 57 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 104 · 58 pupils · North West 105107100No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 61 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 103 · 57 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 106 · 62 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 106 · 60 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 105 · 60 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 105 · 57 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 105 · 58 pupils · North West 105106102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in80.0%
56 of 70 who put it first2014 · 87.3%2026 · 80.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st7056
2nd654
3rd350

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Outstanding
  2. 2009Outstanding
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2023Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026481
Free school meals (past 6 years)30.6%
First language not English51.5%
SEN support7.7%
EHC plan6.2%
Absence (sessions missed)3.9%
Persistently absent pupils7.1%

Girls 47.2%Boys 52.8%

114.5% full · 420 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher26.1
Pupils per adult12.5
  • Classroom teachers 12.6
  • Leadership 5.8
  • Teaching assistants 18.4
  • Other support 7.6

Teachers 18.4 FTE · Whole workforce 44.4 · 56 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,062
Spend per pupil£6,315
Staff spend per pupil£4,574
Reserve per pupil£179
  • +£85,882revenue reserve
  • −£122,058in-year balance

Grants £6,530 · self-generated £185 · premises £408 per pupil