1
Westwood Academy
Oldham • Greater Manchester • OL9 6BH
1
20 Jun 2024
Top 10 Primary schools in Greater Manchester
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2020)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the county of Greater Manchester. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
112
Outstanding
12
Good
77
Median inspection year
2020
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 12% · G: 75% · RI: 12% · I: 1%
2
Park Road Sale Primary School
Sale • Greater Manchester • M33 6HR
1
2 May 2024
3
St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School
Salford • Greater Manchester • M7 4XG
1
18 Jan 2024
4
St Philip's RC Primary School
Salford • Greater Manchester • M7 4WP
1
12 Nov 2023
5
Springfield Primary School
Sale • Greater Manchester • M33 7XS
1
29 Dec 2021
6
The Olive School, Bolton
Bolton • Greater Manchester • BL1 8HT
1
16 Sep 2019
7
Leigh St John's CofE Primary
Leigh • Greater Manchester • WN7 1RY
1
8 Jul 2019
8
Glodwick Infant and Nursery School
Greater Manchester • Greater Manchester • OL4 1AJ
1
11 Mar 2019
9
Bridgewater Primary School
Manchester • Greater Manchester • M38 9WD
1
27 Nov 2017
10
Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan
Wigan • Greater Manchester • WN2 1RU
1
3 May 2017
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
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- Co-op Academy New Islington 1 • Jul 2015
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- Bare Trees Primary School 2 • Sep 2024
- St. Theresa's RC Primary School 2 • Sep 2024
- Old Hall Drive Academy 2 • Sep 2024
- Broad Oak Primary School 2 • Jun 2024
- St Gregory's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 2 • Jun 2024
- Beal Vale Primary School 2 • Apr 2024
- The Friars Primary School 2 • Apr 2024