Primary school

Unity Community Primary

  • Free School
  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Manchester
  • M7 4YE
Ofsted report card · inspected Apr 2026

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 12,876 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 86%

Top % in England, by year
2022/23: top 85%85%2023/24: top 85%2024/25: top 86%

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM47% · North West 63%2/10 Well below North West
Higher standard, RWM2% · North West 6%2/10 Well below North West
Reading score104 · North West 1053/10 Below
Maths score102 · North West 1052/10 Well below North West
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Expected standard, RWM
2022/23: 45% · 29 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 46% · 28 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 47% · 59 pupils · North West 63%47%45%
Higher standard, RWM
2022/23: 0% · 29 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 0% · 28 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 2% · 59 pupils · North West 6%2%0%
Reading score
2022/23: 100 · 29 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 103 · 28 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 104 · 59 pupils · North West 105104100
Maths score
2022/23: 102 · 29 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 103 · 28 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 102 · 59 pupils · North West 105103102

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
32 of 32 who put it first2015 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3232
2nd134
3rd80

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2018–2026

  • InclusionExpected
  • AchievementExpected
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected
  • Leadership and governanceExpected
  • Early yearsExpected
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected
  • SafeguardingMet
  1. 2018Good
  2. 2023Requires improvement
  3. 2026Lowest Expected

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026363
Free school meals (past 6 years)51.6%
First language not English77.5%
SEN support17.9%
EHC plan3.3%
Absence (sessions missed)5.6%
Persistently absent pupils20.2%

Girls 50.8%Boys 49.2%

86.4% full · 420 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.6
Pupils per adult9.0
  • Classroom teachers 13.6
  • Leadership 4.9
  • Teaching assistants 21
  • Other support 2.6

Teachers 18.5 FTE · Whole workforce 42.1 · 45 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,615
Spend per pupil£6,703
Staff spend per pupil£5,626
Reserve per pupil£1,280
  • +£466,000revenue reserve
  • +£332,000in-year balance

Grants £7,555 · self-generated £60 · premises £203 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: BIG LIFE SCHOOLS (2 academies) · trust reserve £462,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it