Oswald Road Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Sept 27 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Manchester
Unique reference
131030
Address
Oswald Road, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, M21 9PL

Pupils

Number of Pupils
654 (96% of total capacity)
Boys
51.1%
Girls
48.9%
First language not English
15.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
10.1%
Persistent absence
10.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 56.3%
Pakistani 12.8%
Mixed 7.2%
Other White 6.6%
Indian 4%
Other Asian 3.1%
Other 3.1%
Unclassified 2.4%
Irish 2%
African 1.1%
Caribbean 0.8%
Chinese 0.5%
Other Black 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average2.8
WritingAbove average1.4
MathsAverage1.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 64%
Local authority average 55%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 5%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Oswald Road Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
70
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
69
2nd preference
72
3rd preference
42
From another Local Authority
49
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
69
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
22
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.3
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
10
5
5
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
50
27
23
Reception, Full-time
77
43
34
Year 1
86
44
42
Year 2
87
49
38
Year 3
89
38
51
Year 4
80
40
40
Year 5
87
45
42
Year 6
88
43
45
Year 2024-2025

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