Benchill Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Requires improvement Nov 26 2024 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
- 503 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.3%
- Girls
- 48.7%
- First language not English
- 31.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 65%
- Persistent absence
- 16.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.1%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Other White | 5.6% |
| Indian | 7.2% |
| African | 10.5% |
| Mixed | 11.8% |
| White British | 52.7% |
| Other | 3.8% |
| Pakistani | 3% |
| Caribbean | 1.8% |
| Other Black | 1.6% |
| Other Asian | 1% |
| Bangladeshi | 0.8% |
| Irish | 0.2% |
| Chinese | 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
| Area | Percentage |
|---|---|
| School | 60% |
| Local authority average | 58% |
| England average | 62% |
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
| Area | Percentage |
|---|---|
| School | 1% |
| Local authority average | 5% |
| England average | 8% |
Average score in reading
| Area | Average score |
|---|---|
| School | 103 |
| Local authority average | 105 |
| England average | 106 |
Average score in maths
| Area | Average score |
|---|---|
| School | 101 |
| Local authority average | 104 |
| England average | 105 |
Admissions
Benchill Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 45
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 45
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 18
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 45
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.5 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 21.1 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 21.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 42 19 23 |
| Reception, Full-time | 63 32 31 |
| Year 1 | 68 36 32 |
| Year 2 | 68 35 33 |
| Year 3 | 61 38 23 |
| Year 4 | 63 28 35 |
| Year 5 | 69 27 42 |
| Year 6 | 69 43 26 |