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Manchester Primary Ofsted Ratings
77% of primary schools in Manchester with an Ofsted grade on record are rated Good or Outstanding — a Gera School Quality Index of 60/100. Based on 56 graded schools, real Ofsted data (as at 31 May 2026).
What percentage of primary schools in Manchester are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted?
As of 31 May 2026, 77% of primary schools in Manchester (North West) with an Ofsted grade on record are rated Good or Outstanding, across 56 graded schools — a Gera School Quality Index of 60/100, versus 87% Good or Outstanding for England. Source: Ofsted management information (OGL v3.0). GeraLearn re-dates this monthly.
Ofsted ratings in Manchester — primary schools
| Ofsted grade | Schools | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Outstanding | 6 | 11% |
| Good | 37 | 66% |
| Requires improvement | 9 | 16% |
| Inadequate | 4 | 7% |
| Good or Outstanding | 43 | 77% |
Figures count each school's most recent Ofsted overall-effectiveness grade on record. Schools last inspected since 1 September 2024 carry no overall grade and are excluded.
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In Manchester, 76% of all schools schools with an Ofsted grade on record are Good or Outstanding (75 graded schools) — a Gera School Quality Index of 61 / 100.
That is 5 points below the England all-school index of 66 (87% Good or Outstanding nationally).
Grades: 11 Outstanding · 46 Good · 13 Requires improvement · 5 Inadequate.
Manchester Ofsted ratings — FAQ
- What proportion of primary schools in Manchester are Good or Outstanding?
- 77% of primary schools in Manchester with an Ofsted grade on record are rated Good or Outstanding (as of 31 May 2026): 6 Outstanding and 37 Good out of 56 graded schools. The England figure is 87%.
- How is the Gera School Quality Index for Manchester calculated?
- The Gera School Quality Index converts each school's Ofsted overall-effectiveness grade (Outstanding=4, Good=3, Requires improvement=2, Inadequate=1) to a mean grade, then rescales it to 0–100 as (mean − 1) ÷ 3 × 100. A score of 100 means every graded school is Outstanding; 0 means every graded school is Inadequate. Manchester (primary schools) scores 60, versus 66 for England.
- Why do some schools in Manchester have no Ofsted grade?
- From 1 September 2024, Ofsted graded inspections no longer issue an overall effectiveness grade, so schools inspected since then show 'Not judged'. These schools are excluded from the counts above, which reflect the most recent overall effectiveness grade on record. Ratings can be several years old for schools not recently re-inspected, so always check each school's inspection date on the Ofsted report.
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Source: Ofsted — State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information, latest inspections as at 31 May 2026. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (OGL v3.0). The Gera School Quality Index for Manchester is computed by GeraLearn from these figures; no figure is modelled or interpolated. Ratings reflect each school's most recent overall-effectiveness grade on record — check each school's inspection date on its Ofsted report.