Abbey Hey Primary Academy
Primary schoolAbbey Hey Primary Academy is a primary school in Manchester, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 667 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Improved significantly, November 2024
Before that: Good (overall), October 2019
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 1 October 2019
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Improved significantly, 6 November 2024
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 85% of pupils at Abbey Hey Primary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Manchester and 62% in England.
2% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Manchester | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 85% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 2% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- St James' CofE Primary School GortonPrimary. School remains Good, May 2023. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)480 m
- Wright Robinson CollegeSecondary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 52.2 (2025/26, provisional)800 m
- Old Hall Drive AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), May 2024. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)840 m
- St Clement's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, January 2025. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)850 m
- Sacred Heart RC Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)980 m
- Varna Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 39% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Manchester
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).