# Seymour Road Academy

Seymour Road Academy is a primary school in Manchester, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 448 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E139078. [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 448
- Council: Manchester
- URN: 139078

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, July 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 10 July 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.

## Results

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

In 2024/25, 72% of pupils at Seymour Road Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Manchester and 62% in England.
10% 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 | 72% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 10% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 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.

- [Higher Openshaw Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/higher-openshaw-community-school-e105471): 630 m. Primary. School remains Good, June 2023. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Willibrord's RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-willibrords-rc-primary-school-e105540): 780 m. Primary. School remains Good, November 2022. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Manchester Road Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/manchester-road-primary-academy-e141445): 830 m. Primary. Standards maintained, November 2024. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Droylsden Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/droylsden-academy-e135864): 950 m. Secondary. School remains Good, September 2022. Attainment 8 of 47.7 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Varna Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/varna-community-primary-school-e105459): 1.1 km. Primary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 39% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Ravensbury Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ravensbury-community-school-e105449): 1.2 km. Primary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met, requires significant improvement. 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## 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/139078)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/139078)

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