# Old Hall Drive Academy

Old Hall Drive Academy is a primary school in Manchester, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 458 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E142501. [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 458
- Council: Manchester
- URN: 142501

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), May 2024
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 21 May 2024
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
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.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 67% of pupils at Old Hall Drive Academy 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 | 67% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 6% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 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

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

- [Sacred Heart RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sacred-heart-rc-primary-school-e134479): 260 m. Primary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Oasis Academy Aspinal](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oasis-academy-aspinal-e140052): 670 m. Primary. Good (overall), July 2022. 86% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St James' CofE Primary School Gorton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-cofe-primary-school-gorton-e141689): 780 m. Primary. School remains Good, May 2023. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Rushbrook Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rushbrook-primary-academy-e138784): 790 m. Primary. Good (overall), June 2024. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Cedar Mount Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cedar-mount-academy-e138097): 840 m. Secondary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 40.5 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Melland High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/melland-high-school-e138532): 840 m. Special. School remains Outstanding, March 2024

## 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/142501)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/142501)

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