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Acacias Community Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Alexandra Drive, Burnage, Manchester M19 2WW · acacias.manchester.sch.uk · 0161 224 1598
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 58%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Manchester 58%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Manchester Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 450
- 94% of 480 places
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 36.6%
- First language not English
- 52.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Manchester Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 42 families put the school first and 55 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 55 | 42 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 43 | 42 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 57 | 57 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 59 | 58 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 50 | 48 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 58% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 2% the higher standard. Across Manchester it was 58%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼58% | 62% | ||
| ▼2% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 12 July 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Acacias Community Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 11 Jul 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Mar 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Apr 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (56 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 56
- 12% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 30% who had a child bullied
based on 15 parents (27%) with SEND