Primary school

Charlestown Community Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Manchester
  • M9 7BX
Ofsted Good · inspected Oct 2012

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 14,264 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 95%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 82%82%2016/17: top 86%2017/18: top 69%69% · 2017/182018/19: top 73%2022/23: top 97%2023/24: top 95%2024/25: top 95%No exams

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

Expected standard, RWM36% · North West 63%1/10 Well below North West−22.6 pts
Higher standard, RWM0% · North West 6%1/10 Well below North West−12.4 pts
Reading score103 · North West 1052/10 Well below North West
Maths score101 · North West 1051/10 Well below North West−18.7 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 38% · 45 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 44% · 43 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 59% · 58 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 58% · 59 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 29% · 59 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 34% · 60 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 36% · 58 pupils · North West 63%59%29%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 2% · 45 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 5% · 43 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 7% · 58 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 3% · 59 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 0% · 59 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 2% · 60 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 0% · 58 pupils · North West 6%7%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 100 · 45 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 101 · 43 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 102 · 58 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 102 · 59 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 102 · 59 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 103 · 60 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 103 · 58 pupils · North West 105103100No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 100 · 45 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 104 · 43 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 102 · 58 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 104 · 59 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 101 · 59 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 99 · 60 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 101 · 58 pupils · North West 10510499No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
45 of 45 who put it first2014 · 90.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st4545
2nd100
3rd150

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2023

  1. 2008Satisfactory
  2. 2011Satisfactory
  3. 2012Good
  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 2026430
Free school meals (past 6 years)58.5%
First language not English22.1%
SEN support36.7%
EHC plan4.5%
Absence (sessions missed)7.0%
Persistently absent pupils19.7%

Girls 50%Boys 50%

91.1% full · 472 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.1
Pupils per adult8.8
  • Classroom teachers 14.4
  • Leadership 6
  • Teaching assistants 27.2
  • Other support 10.6

Teachers 20.4 FTE · Whole workforce 58.2 · 73 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,120
Spend per pupil£8,023
Staff spend per pupil£6,108
Reserve per pupil£409
  • +£175,716revenue reserve
  • +£41,708in-year balance

Grants £8,058 · self-generated £62 · premises £382 per pupil