The Olive School, Manchester
The Olive School, Manchester is a free school in Manchester for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 119 pupils and room for 420. About 50 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England.
151 Heywood Street, Manchester, M8 0DF0161 383 2760olivemanchester.comMrs Hafsha Hafeji headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2024: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.
Results
No published results yet for this school.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test. As a Muslim school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.
360 places were empty (86% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in.
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 Manchester council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (10), Moderate learning difficulty (3), Physical disability (2).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 119 | 60 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 50% | 42% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 79% | 83% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 8% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 2% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
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
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.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oasis Academy Temple | Academy | 460 m | 628 | Good 2022 | 28 | Compare |
| St Chad's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Academy | 480 m | 194 | Requires improvement 2023 | 18 | Compare |
| Cheetham CofE Community Academy | Academy | 580 m | 597 | Good 2023 | 52 | Compare |
| Marlborough Road Academy | Academy | 630 m | 226 | Good 2023 | 29 | Compare |
| Unity Community Primary | Free school | 760 m | 363 | Report card 2026 | 21 | Compare |
| St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School | Roman Catholic | 800 m | 503 | Outstanding 2023 | 98 | Compare |
| Abraham Moss Community School | Academy | 850 m | 1,793 | Not inspected | 30 | Compare |
| St Anne's RC Primary School Crumpsall Manchester | Roman Catholic | 0.6 miles | 413 | Good 2023 | 14 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is The Olive School, Manchester a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score The Olive School, Manchester yet.
How many pupils does The Olive School, Manchester have?
119 pupils aged 4 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 420 places, so it is 28% full.
Is The Olive School, Manchester oversubscribed?
Probably not. 360 places were empty in 2024/25 (86% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
How big are the classes at The Olive School, Manchester?
The average class had 29.8 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.
Does The Olive School, Manchester have a breakfast club?
Yes. It is on the government's free breakfast club programme, so every pupil can have a free half-hour breakfast club before school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 151 Heywood Street, Manchester, M8 0DF
- Telephone
- 0161 383 2760
- Website
- www.olivemanchester.com
- Headteacher
- Mrs Hafsha Hafeji
- Free breakfast club
- Yes: on the government's programme, so every pupil can have a free half-hour breakfast club before school (listed since September 2026).
- Type of school
- Free school (Free schools, free schools)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 4-11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Muslim
- Multi-academy trust
- Star Academies (36 schools)
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Ward
- Cheetham
- Constituency
- Manchester Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2024 (academy free school)
- URN
- 150714 · LAESTAB 3522055 · UKPRN 10095886
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Breakfast club: DfE list of schools on the free breakfast club programme.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.