E-ACT Blackley Academy

State-Funded School

e-act-blackley-academy-manchester-north-west

North WestRegion

ManchesterLocal Authority

Blackley and Middleton SouthConstituency

M9 0RDPostcode

2.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

E-ACT Blackley Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Manchester, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 441 pupils. E-ACT Blackley Academy is part of E-ACT.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 62%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 102
Maths score: 101

Ethnicity

White

59%

Asian

10%

Black

13%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

441

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

62%

England average

27%

First language not English

23%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 441
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: E-ACT

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
12 May 2024	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good	Good
3 Mar 2014	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.