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Kingsway Primary School

Primary · ages 3-11MixedAcademy193 pupilsNurseryManchesterTrafford
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredThere isn't enough published data yet. To get a score, a school needs results or an inspection plus at least one other figure.
OfstedGoodLast Ofsted inspection, March 2023
Reached the expected level at 1172%England 63%
Attendance95.2%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families33%A bit more than most schools
Places23 spare193 pupils, 216 places
Pupils per teacher18.4School workforce census

Kingsway Primary School is a converter academy in Manchester for boys and girls aged 3 to 11. It has 193 pupils and room for 216. About 33 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit more than at most schools. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2023.

Kingsway Park, Davyhulme, Urmston, Manchester, M41 0SP0161 748 1867kingswayprimary.co.ukMiss Kate Baskeyfield headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 13 March 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Good overall.

TeachingOfsted calls this “quality of education”
Good
BehaviourOfsted calls this “behaviour and attitudes”
Good
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development”
Good
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective
Yes

Results

Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025

29 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England. These are the results of Kingsway Primary School, the school this one replaced.

Reached the expected level at 1172%
England 63%
Official name: Expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Working above the expected level14%
England 8%
Official name: Higher standard in reading, writing and maths
Reading score107.0
England 105.6
Official name: Reading average scaled score
Maths score106.0
England 104.6
Official name: Maths average scaled score
Trend
Reached the expected level at 11
2017 to 2025
2017: 39%39%20172018: 57%57%20182019: 81%81%20192023: 65%65%20232024: 42%42%20242025: 72%72%2025
Since 2017: +33%
All Year 6 measures, year by year
Measure2025†2024†2023†2019†2018†2017†TraffordEngland
Pupils tested292431273028
Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths72%42%65%81%57%39%71%63%
Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths14%4%10%7%10%0%13%8%
Reading scoreReading average scaled score107.099.0105.0105.0102.0103.0107.7105.6
Maths scoreMaths average scaled score106.099.0104.0106.0103.0102.0107.0104.6
Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score106.099.0105.0108.0104.0102.0107.9105.2
Expected level: readingReading expected standard79%46%77%81%60%61%
Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard86%50%77%93%77%64%
Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed)76%67%71%85%80%68%
Reading progressReading progress score+0.2+1.4-2.0-0.8
Maths progressMaths progress score+0.2+0.9+0.1-1.5
Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged54%18%55%67%45%
Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged88%62%70%89%63%

There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.

† These results are for Kingsway Primary School, the school this one replaced in September 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. 1 of the 3 gaps is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At the end of primary school, 2025

Reached the expected level at 11Low-income pupils vs other pupils
54%88%
Gap 34 ptsEngland 21 pts
Reached the expected level at 11Boys vs girls
69%75%
Gap 6 ptsEngland 5 pts
Reached the higher level at 11Low-income pupils vs all pupils
15%14%
Gap 1 ptsEngland 5 pts
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Trafford council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll193Census January 2026
Places21689% full
Pupils from low-income families33%33% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English20%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support12%23 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan8%16 pupils with a plan
Average class size19.210 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils10%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)36%£96,100 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls105 / 88
White British pupils64%

Specialist SEND provision. SEN unit with 11 pupils and a SEN unit with 11 pupils, for social, emotional and mental health, speech, language and communication.

To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Trafford with social, emotional and mental health provision.

Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 18.3 pupils (England 25.5); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 23.2 (England 27.3).

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (17), emotional and mental health (16), Moderate learning difficulty (2), Other difficulty or disability (2), Physical disability (2).

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.2% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance95.2%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school12.7%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Missed without permission1.4%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/25†2023/24†2022/23†2021/22†2020/21†2018/19†England
Sessions missedOverall absence4.8%5.7%7.7%6.8%3.4%3.6%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence3.4%3.8%5.9%5.3%2.5%2.8%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence1.4%1.9%1.8%1.5%0.9%0.8%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence12.7%15.4%30.4%23.9%6.4%4.6%12.8%

† These attendance figures are for Kingsway Primary School, the school this one replaced in September 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers10.4full-time equivalent, 12 people
Pupils per teacher18.4Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants7.1full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£49,497
Vacancies0

Money

From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£6,561England £7,738. Total £1.2m
Income per pupil£6,390England £7,697. Total £1.2m
Spent on teachers per pupil£2,990England £3,480
Money in reserve18%A healthy amount put by: £220k, £1,157 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out-£32kit spent more than it took in this year
Where the money goes£6,561spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Local crime rate0 per 1,000 people100% lower than the England average
Typical house price£365,000Trafford
Nearest bus stop80 mCarnall Leisure Centre, 11 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Barton Clough Primary SchoolAcademy420 m155Good 202437Compare
St Hugh of Lincoln RC Primary SchoolRoman Catholic590 m324Good 202486Compare
Davyhulme Primary SchoolCouncil780 m511Outstanding 202498Compare
Highfield Primary SchoolCouncil0.7 miles288Good 202357Compare
Our Lady of the Rosary RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy0.8 miles230Good 2021Compare
Urmston Primary SchoolCouncil0.9 miles497Good 202380Compare
English Martyrs' RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy0.9 miles209Good 2023Compare
St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England1.0 miles174Report card 202640Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Kingsway Primary School a good school?

Kingsway Primary School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in March 2023.

What is Kingsway Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Kingsway Primary School good at its last full inspection on 13 March 2023.

How good are Kingsway Primary School's SATs results?

In summer 2025, 72% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 14% went further and reached the higher level.

How many pupils does Kingsway Primary School have?

193 pupils aged 3 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 216 places, so it is 89% full.

What is attendance like at Kingsway Primary School?

Pupils were in school 95.2% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 13% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

How big are the classes at Kingsway Primary School?

The average class had 19.2 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. 10% of classes had more than 30 pupils.

Does Kingsway Primary School have specialist SEND provision?

Yes. It has sen unit for social, emotional and mental health, speech, language and communication. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Kingsway Park, Davyhulme, Urmston, Manchester, M41 0SP
Telephone
0161 748 1867
Website
www.kingswayprimary.co.uk
Headteacher
Miss Kate Baskeyfield
Type of school
Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Multi-academy trust
Inspiring Learners Multi Academy Trust (3 schools)
Local authority
Trafford
Ward
Lostock & Barton
Constituency
Stretford and Urmston
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 September 2025 (academy converter)
URN
151322 · LAESTAB 3582063 · UKPRN 10096323
Formerly
Kingsway Primary School

Where these figures come from