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Cadishead Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
Allotment Road, Cadishead, Allotment Road, Manchester M44 5JD · cadisheadprimary.com · 0161 921 1430
Overview
- Ofsted
- Inadequate
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2023
- Key stage 2, 2018/19
- 54%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 210
- 50% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Salford
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 39.5%
- First language not English
- 9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 20 families put the school first and 20 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 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 22 | 19 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2018/19, 54% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 6% the higher standard.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| n/a | 62% | ||
| n/a | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| n/a | 106 | ||
| n/a | 105 | ||
| n/a | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 131008)
Ofsted
Cadishead Primary Academy was judged Inadequate at its last graded inspection, on 8 November 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Inadequate
- Inspected
- 8 Nov 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 131008)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Early years | Requires improvement |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2014
Other inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 131008), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Feb 2025Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Apr 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 131008)
May 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 131008)
Jul 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 131008)