Old Hall Drive Academy

State-Funded School

old-hall-drive-academy-manchester-north-west

North WestRegion

ManchesterLocal Authority

Gorton and DentonConstituency

M18 7FUPostcode

3.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Old Hall Drive 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 458 pupils. Old Hall Drive Academy is part of WISE OWL TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 60%
Higher standard: 6%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

36%

Asian

23%

Black

21%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

10%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

458

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

68%

England average

27%

First language not English

44%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

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: 458
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: WISE OWL TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
8 Sept 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
12 Feb 2019	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.