Rack House Primary School

Primary
Local authority maintained
Ages 2 to 11

Report card: Expected standard to strong standard

Yarmouth Drive, Northern Moor, Wythenshawe, Manchester, M23 0BTOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Rack House Primary School is a primary school in Manchester for ages 2 to 11. It is one of the 209 schools in Manchester. It ranks 27th of 250 primary schools in Manchester. Its latest Ofsted outcome is a report card, from an inspection in November 2025.

Ofsted report card

Inspected 18 November 2025, report published 26 January 2026

Each area is graded from urgent improvement to exceptional, and safeguarding is either met or not met.

Inclusion: Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
Achievement: Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard
Leadership and governance: Expected standard
Early years: Expected standard
Safeguarding: Met

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Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

56 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths79%

79%, 17 percentage points above the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths16%

16%, 8 percentage points above the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score107

107, 1 above the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score109

109, 4 above the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score109

109, 4 above the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

460 pupils on roll, with places for 510

Eligible for free school meals48.7%

48.7%, 22.2 percentage points above the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language27.8%

27.8%, 6.2 percentage points above the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support15%

15%, 0.2 percentage points above the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan4.8%

4.8%, 1.2 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near Rack House Primary School

School	Distance	Ofsted	Results
St. Aidan's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	0.2 miles	Ofsted: Requires improvement	Not published
Button Lane Primary School	0.4 miles	Ofsted: Good	49% met the expected standard
Northenden Community School	0.9 miles	Ofsted: Good	Not published
Lime Tree Primary Academy	0.9 miles	Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding	69% met the expected standard
Worthington Primary School	1 mile	Ofsted: Good	68% met the expected standard

School details

School type: Community school
Sector: Local authority maintained
Age range: 2 to 11
Gender: Mixed
Nursery classes: Yes
Headteacher: Mr Darren Amesbury
Phone: 01619982544
Website: rackhouseschool.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Address: Yarmouth Drive, Northern Moor, Wythenshawe, Manchester, M23 0BT
Local authority: Manchester
URN: 105448

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.