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Unity Community Primary

Manchester, M7 4YEPrimaryAges 2–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Requires Improvement
May 2023
KS2 Results
46%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
40 1st-choice / 44 places
Ranking
#11,534
of 13,686 nationally

About Unity Community Primary

Unity Community Primary sits in a tricky spot when you compare its headline metrics against the Manchester local authority average for primary schools. The LA average for pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined (KS2) is 57 per cent, but Unity’s figure is 46 per cent — a gap of 11 percentage points. That places the school 101st out of 122 primaries in Manchester, putting it in the bottom half of the authority. Its ranking percentile of 82.8 within the LA means roughly four out of five schools in Manchester outperform it on this measure. Nationally, it sits in the bottom 16 per cent of all primaries. The school’s overall score of 46 on the KS2 expected standard metric is notably lower than the top local peers, such as Didsbury CofE Primary (score 86) or Brookburn Community School (82). For parents looking at raw academic benchmarks, Unity is clearly below the local norm.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range2 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterNone
AddressAllesley Drive, Manchester, Manchester, M7 4YE
HeadteacherJude Lee
Local AuthorityManchester
Number of Pupils364
Free School Meals (FSM)51.1%
School Capacity364 / 420 (87% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

10 May 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Requires improvement
Early Years Provision
Requires improvement

Source: Ofsted, 18 Oct 2023. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

6
ICT SuiteDining HallOutdoor PlaygroundLibraryMusic RoomsGymnasium

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

10

Sports

SwimmingRoundersCricketTennisFootballNetball

Clubs & Activities

Art ClubGardeningChoirEco Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismMental HealthSpeech & LanguageVisionLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:50 – 15:20

Breakfast club

08:00-08:50

Source: unitycommunityprimary.com. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Unity Community Primary

Unity Community Primary has been rated "Requires Improvement" by Ofsted. This means the school is not yet good, but inspectors believe it can improve with the right support and changes.