Unity Community Primary

ManchesterFree schools

Allesley Drive, Cheetham Hill, Manchester, M7 4YE

Headteacher: Mrs Jude LeeSchool website ↗Pupils: 364 (capacity: 420)Part of BIG LIFE SCHOOLS
Ofsted Requires Improvement
Inspected May 2023
47%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Requires Improvement
Inspected May 2023
100%
First-choice offer rate

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 10 May 2023Full report ↗

Requires Improvement

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Good
Pupils' Wider Development
Good
School Leadership
Requires Improvement

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
47.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
2.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 69%·Writing 68%·Maths 68%All three 47%
Reading
Expected69%
Exceeding25%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected68%
Exceeding2%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected68%
Exceeding10%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is not oversubscribed.
Supply meets demand.
How many places were offered?
44
How many families wanted this school first?
40
How many got their first choice?
40of 40 (100.0%)
How many applied in total?
87

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
61.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
71.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
15.0%
Boys and girls
51%girls·49%boys
185 girls, 179 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

→ Best year on record — 47% Reading, Writing & Maths

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
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2022/2345.0%0.0%-1.2+1.9+2.0
2023/2446.0%0.0%---
2024/2547.0%2.0%---
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