E-ACT Blackley Academy
Primary schoolE-ACT Blackley Academy is a primary school in Manchester, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 441 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), March 2024
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 12 March 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
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, 62% of pupils at E-ACT Blackley Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Manchester and 62% in England.
7% 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 | 62% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 7% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 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- North Ridge High SchoolSpecial. School remains Outstanding, March 2024380 m
- Our Lady's RC High SchoolSecondary. Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 49.6 (2025/26, provisional)440 m
- Meade Hill SchoolSpecial. School remains Good, June 2024520 m
- St Clare's RC Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, April 2024. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)570 m
- Co-op Academy ManchesterSecondary. School remains Good, March 2023. Attainment 8 of 43.5 (2025/26, provisional)630 m
- Prospect House Specialist Support Primary SchoolSpecial. Outstanding (overall), July 2023880 m
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).