James Brindley Community Primary School, Manchester

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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James Brindley Community Primary School

Parr Fold Avenue, Walkden, Worsley, Manchester M28 7HE

https://www.jamesbrindleyprimary.com

James Brindley Community Primary School is an academy. It has about 220 boys and girls aged between 3 and 11. The present school opened in 2024.

This school is a member of The Link Education Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Wharton Primary School, Grosvenor Road Primary School and Irlam Primary School.)

Particular strengths include Attainment, Attendance and Progress. Relative weaknesses include Admissions, Representation, Disadvantaged pupils and Finances.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.4		Ellenbrook Community Primary School
0.4		Mesne Lea Primary School
0.7		Christ The King RC Primary School
0.9		St Andrew's Methodist Primary School
0.9		St Paul's CofE Primary School
0.9		Hilton Lane Primary School
0.9		St Edmund's RC Primary School
1.0		St Paul's CofE Primary School
1.0		St Mark's CofE Primary School
1.0		St John's CofE Primary School Mosley Common
1.1		Boothstown Methodist Primary School
1.1		Bridgewater Primary School

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Attainment: Excellent. Maths, reading and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) attainment are all excellent. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Attendance: Excellent. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very low.

Progress: About average. Progress in maths is about average, in reading it is above average and in writing it is about average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Environment: About average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are quite low, while crime is quite high.

Finances: Poor. This is because the school budget has been in deficit

Disadvantaged pupils: Poor. Progress in maths is poor. Progress in reading is below average. Progress in writing is poor.

Representation: Out of balance. The socio-economic mix is out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is slightly out of balance with the local community.

Admissions: Poor. The occupancy rate is very high and the offer rate is very low.

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