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Cavendish Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Cavendish Road, West Didsbury, Manchester M20 1JG · cavendish.manchester.sch.uk · 0161 445 1815
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 69%
- 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
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 576
- 80% of 720 places
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 29.5%
- First language not English
- 28%
- 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, 53 families put the school first and 59 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 | 59 | 53 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 62 | 60 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 73 | 72 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 80 | 76 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 87 | 87 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 69% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 6% 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 | |||
| ▲69% | 62% | ||
| ●6% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 105403)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 5 March 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Cavendish Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 4 Mar 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105403)
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, May 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 105403), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
May 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105403)
Oct 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105403)
Mar 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 105403)