Higher Openshaw Community School

State-Funded School

higher-openshaw-community-school-manchester-north-west

North WestRegion

ManchesterLocal Authority

Manchester CentralConstituency

M11 1AJPostcode

2.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Higher Openshaw Community School 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 326 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 56%
Higher standard: 5%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 101

Ethnicity

White

33%

Asian

10%

Black

36%

Mixed

10%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

10%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

326

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

63%

England average

27%

First language not English

38%

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: 326
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 22 June 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
19 Jun 2018	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.