E-ACT Blackley Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 12 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Not applicable
Local authority
Manchester
Unique reference
137689
Address
Victoria Avenue, Blackley, M9 0RD

Pupils

Number of Pupils
424 (95% of total capacity)
Boys
48.8%
Girls
51.2%
First language not English
24.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
61.1%
Persistent absence
12.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 52.1%
African 9.9%
Mixed 8.5%
Pakistani 7.1%
Other White 5.9%
Other 5.7%
Other Black 3.5%
Other Asian 1.9%
Unclassified 1.7%
Caribbean 1.2%
Indian 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Irish Traveller 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1.6
WritingAverage0
MathsAverage-0.2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

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

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

School 0%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 102
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 101
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

E-ACT Blackley Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
36
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
35
2nd preference
22
3rd preference
8
From another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
35
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
2
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 classes25.5
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher25.2
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.4
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
2
1
1
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
36
19
17
Reception, Full-time
48
28
20
Year 1
53
30
23
Year 2
50
26
24
Year 3
55
22
33
Year 4
62
30
32
Year 5
63
30
33
Year 6
55
21
34
Year 2024-2025

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