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Emma Gill

The best schools in Manchester according to Ofsted 'outstanding' ratings

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If your child is already at school, you're no doubt fully aware of the Ofsted grading system.

All schools are graded on a four-point scale, from grade 1 (outstanding), 2 (good), 3 (requires improvement) and 4 (inadequate).

Despite recent calls for the one-word gradings to be scrapped, the education watchdog says they will remain, with its chief inspector Amanda Spielman describing them as 'integral' to the wider school system.

She says the 'government uses Ofsted’s overall grade to determine how best to support improvement' and insists that 'many parents find the grading system useful'.

Despite recent calls for one-word gradings to be scrapped, education watchdog Ofsted says they will remain (Getty Images)

Ofsted inspectors make graded judgements on a number of areas which include the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, and leadership at the school.

To achieve an 'outstanding' grade, a school will need to be given a Grade 1 for most categories. It means the school has convinced inspectors that they are providing the highest standards of education. Safeguarding must also be effective.

It used to be the case that 'outstanding' settings were exempt from Ofsted, unless there was particular cause for concern, but that changed in 2020. Now those schools are all being re-inspected – with the watchdog prioritising the ones that have gone the longest without inspection.

The following schools and colleges across the Manchester local authority area are currently judged to be outstanding by Ofsted. See the full Greater Manchester list here.

Abbott Community Primary School
- Category: Primary
Livesey Street, Collyhurst, Manchester, M40 7PR
- Rating: Outstanding
- Latest report: 13 February 2019

ANS Academy Limited
- Category: Independent Learning Provider
1 Archway, Manchester, M15 5QJ
- Rating: Outstanding
- Latest report: 06 October 2021
Armitage CofE Primary School
- Category: Primary
Rostron Avenue, Ardwick, Manchester, M12 5NP
- Rating: Outstanding
- Latest report: 29 April 2019
Ashbury Meadow Primary School
- Category: Primary
Rylance Street, Beswick, Manchester, M11 3NA
- Rating: Outstanding
- Latest report: 08 September 2015
Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School
- Category: Special School
Crossacres Road, Wythenshawe, Manchester, Lancashire, M22 5DR
- Rating: Outstanding
- Latest report: 07 May 2019
Burnage Academy for Boys
- Category: Secondary
Burnage Lane, Burnage, Manchester, M19 1ER
- Rating: Outstanding
- Latest report: 24 October 2018
Camberwell Park Specialist Support School
- Category: Special School
Brookside Road, Moston, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M40 9GJ
- Rating: Outstanding
- Latest report: 08 February 2018
Chorlton CofE Primary School
- Category: Primary
Vicars Road, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Manchester, M21 9JA
- Rating: Outstanding
- Latest report: 02 April 2014
Co-Op Academy New Islington
- Category: Primary
10 Hugh Oldham Way, New Islington Marina, Ancoats, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M4 6EY
- Rating: Outstanding
- Latest report: 10 July 2015
Cringle Brook Primary School
- Category: Primary
388 Slade Lane, Levenshulme, M19 2HT
- Rating: Outstanding
- Latest report: 20 March 2017

Crossacres Primary Academy
- Category: Primary
Crossacres Road, Wythenshawe, Manchester, M22 5AD
- Rating: Outstanding
- Latest report: 20 March 2023
Green End Primary School
- Category: Primary
Burnage Lane, Burnage, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M19 1DR
- Rating: Outstanding
- Latest report: 09 September 2015
Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester
- Category: Primary
Denmark Road, Moss Side, Manchester, M15 6JS
- Rating: Outstanding
- Latest report: 13 July 2012
King David Primary School
- Category: Primary
Wilton Polygon, Crumpsall, Greater Manchester, M8 5DJ
- Rating: Outstanding
- Latest report: 23 December 2019
Levenshulme High School
- Category: Secondary
Crossley Road, Levenshulme, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M19 1FS
- Rating: Outstanding
- Latest report: 28 July 2022
Loreto College
- Category: Sixth Form College
Chichester Road, Hulme, Manchester, M15 5PB
- Rating: Outstanding
- Latest report: 08 February 2023
Manchester Islamic Grammar School for Girls
- Category: Independent School
55 High Lane, Chorlton, Manchester, Lancashire, M21 9FA
- Rating: Outstanding
- Latest report: 04 April 2019
Manley Park Primary School
- Category: Primary
College Road, Whalley Range, Manchester, M16 0AA
- Rating: Outstanding
- Latest report: 02 November 2011
Melland High School
- Category: Special School
Gorton Education Village, 50 Wembley Road, Gorton, Manchester, M18 7DT
- Rating: Outstanding
- Latest report: 08 February 2018
North Ridge High School
- Category: Special School
Alworth Road, Blackley, Manchester, M9 0RP
- Rating: Outstanding
- Latest report: 01 May 2018

Northern Ballet School
- Category: Dance and Drama Schools and Colleges
10 Oxford Road, Manchester, M1 5QA
- Rating: Outstanding
- Latest report: 30 October 2015
Pioneer House High School
- Category: Special School
200 Yewtree Lane, Northern Moor, Manchester, M23 0FF
- Rating: Outstanding
- Latest report: 05 June 2019
Ravensbury Community School
- Category: Primary
Tartan Street, Clayton, Manchester, M11 4EG
- Rating: Outstanding
- Latest report: 21 November 2017
Rodney House School
- Category: Special School
2 Albert Grove, Longsight, Manchester, M12 4WF
- Rating: Outstanding
- Latest report: 03 April 2017
Sacred Heart RC Primary School
- Category: Primary
Knutsford Road, Gorton, Manchester, M18 7NJ
- Rating: Outstanding
- Latest report: 29 June 2020
Siemens Public Limited Company
- Category: Employer Provider
Sir William Siemens House, Princess Road, Manchester, M20 2UR
- Rating: Outstanding
- Latest report: 08 September 2016
St Catherine's RC Primary School
- Category: Primary
School Lane, Didsbury, Manchester, M20 6HS
- Rating: Outstanding
- Latest report: 26 January 2009
St Francis RC Primary School
- Category: Primary
Ellenbrook Close, Gorton, Manchester, M12 5LZ
- Rating: Outstanding
- Latest report: 14 December 2015
St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School Manchester
- Category: Primary
St Margaret's Road, New Moston, Manchester, M40 0JE
- Rating: Outstanding
- Latest report: 04 March 2013
St Mary's CofE Junior and Infant School
- Category: Primary
Adscombe Street, Alexandra Park, Moss Side, Manchester, M16 7AQ
- Rating: Outstanding
- Latest report: 20 January 2011

St Mary's RC Primary School Manchester
- Category: Primary
Clare Road, Levenshulme, Manchester, M19 2QW
- Rating: Outstanding
- Latest report: 01 July 2022
St Richard's RC Primary School
- Category: Primary
Wilpshire Avenue, Longsight, Manchester, M12 5TL
- Rating: Outstanding
- Latest report: 05 July 2012
The Birches School
- Category: Special School
Newholme Road, West Didsbury, Manchester, M20 2XZ
- Rating: Outstanding
- Latest report: 21 November 2016
The Manchester Metropolitan University
- Category: Other further education and skills
All Saints Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, M15 6BH
- Rating: Outstanding
- Latest report: 30 November 2022
Trinity CofE High School
- Category: Secondary
Higher Cambridge Street, Manchester, M15 6HP
- Rating: Outstanding
- Latest report: 14 November 2017
Varna Community Primary School
- Category: Primary
Chisholm Street, Openshaw, Manchester, M11 2LE
- Rating: Outstanding
- Latest report: 19 December 2019
Wright Robinson College
- Category: Secondary
Abbey Hey Lane, Gorton, Manchester, M18 8RL
- Rating: Outstanding
- Latest report: 19 November 2021
Xaverian College
- Category: Sixth Form College
Lower Park Road, Manchester, M14 5RB
- Rating: Outstanding
- Latest report: 27 February 2012