Benchill Primary School
Foundation school in Manchester, Manchester.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Foundation school |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | None |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 479 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 574 |
| Free school meals | 64.50% |
| Local authority | Manchester |
| Address | Benchill Road, Wythenshawe, Manchester, M22 8EJ |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.benchill.manchester.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01619983075 |
| URN | 132241 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 26 November 2024, published 14 January 2025:
| Overall effectiveness | Not given (single-word overall grades were not awarded from September 2024) |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- Haveley Hey Community School (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- Newall Green Primary School (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- Baguley Hall Primary School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- St Wilfrid's CofE Aided Primary School Northenden (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- Crossacres Primary Academy (primary school, about 1.7 km)
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