Benchill Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 11 2019 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
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Unique reference
- 132241
- Address
- Benchill Road, Wythenshawe, M22 8EJ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 531 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.7%
- Girls
- 47.3%
- First language not English
- 28.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 67.4%
- Persistent absence
- 23.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.4%
White British 54.4%
Mixed 13.5%
African 9.4%
Indian 6.4%
Other White 5.6%
Other 3.4%
Pakistani 2.4%
Other Asian 1.3%
Caribbean 1.3%
Other Black 0.9%
Chinese 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.6
WritingAbove average2
MathsAverage1.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 43%
Local authority average 54%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 4%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 101
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 102
Local authority average 103
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Benchill Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 64
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 54
- 2nd preference
- 24
- 3rd preference
- 22
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 54
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 21.4 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 2 2 0 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 3 3 0 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 47 21 26 |
| Reception, Part-time | 1 0 1 |
| Reception, Full-time | 65 34 31 |
| Year 1 | 68 39 29 |
| Year 2 | 68 42 26 |
| Year 3 | 62 27 35 |
| Year 4 | 73 31 42 |
| Year 5 | 70 42 28 |
| Year 6 | 72 39 33 |