Gorton Primary School
Primary schoolGorton Primary School is a primary school in Manchester, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 446 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), January 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 17 January 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- 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, 41% of pupils at Gorton Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Manchester and 62% in England.
6% 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 | 41% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 6% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 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- Grange SchoolSpecial. Outstanding (overall), October 2023170 m
- Cedar Mount AcademySecondary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 40.5 (2025/26, provisional)480 m
- Melland High SchoolSpecial. School remains Outstanding, March 2024480 m
- St Richard's RC Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), June 2024. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)490 m
- Crowcroft Park Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)620 m
- Sacred Heart RC Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)720 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).