# Northenden Community School

Northenden Community School is a primary school in Manchester, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 232 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E152025. [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 232
- Council: Manchester
- URN: 152025

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Standards maintained, November 2024
Before that: Good (overall), October 2019, before the school changed
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 22 October 2019
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
- Latest ungraded inspection: Standards maintained, 13 November 2024
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

The Department for Education publishes no KS2 or KS4 results for this school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Oakbrook School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakbrook-school-e152246): 400 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [The Watkin Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-watkin-centre-e150525): 410 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [St Wilfrid's CofE Aided Primary School Northenden](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-wilfrids-cofe-aided-primary-school-northenden-e142936): 610 m. Primary. School remains Good, June 2024. 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Southern Cross School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southern-cross-school-e151407): 1.1 km. Special. School remains Good, September 2023
- [St. Aidan's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-aidans-catholic-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e151028): 1.1 km. Primary. Requires improvement (overall), October 2023, before the school changed
- [Pioneer House High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pioneer-house-high-school-e142893): 1.3 km. Special. Standards maintained, January 2025

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/152025)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/152025)

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