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Schools similar to The Olive School, Manchester

Manchester · ages 4 to 11 · URN 150714

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MeasureThe Olive School, ManchesterWatling Park SchoolRemove Watling Park School
Pupils1192025/26 · Academic yearDfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics4002025/26 · Academic yearDfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics
Free school meals49.6%2025/26 · Academic yearDfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics50.2%2025/26 · Academic yearDfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics
First language other than English79%2025/26 · Academic yearDfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics85.3%2025/26 · Academic yearDfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics
SEND (SEN support or EHC plan)12.61%2025/26 · Academic yearDfE: Special educational needs in England · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/special-educational-needs-in-england+ sourceDfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics16%2025/26 · Academic yearDfE: Special educational needs in England · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/special-educational-needs-in-england+ sourceDfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics
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1Nelson St Philip's Church of England Primary School

Lancashire · ages 4 to 11 · URN119437

137 pupils / 119 at The Olive School, Manchester2025/26 · Academic year

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Nelson St Philip's Church of England Primary SchoolThe Olive School, Manchester
Free school meals41.6% / 49.6%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English72.3% / 79%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND14.6% / 12.61%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 8 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 6.7 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 1.99 percentage points higher
  • 18 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.05988. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 8 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.03600.
  • First language other than English: difference 6.7 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.01675.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 1.99 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00399.
  • Total pupils: difference 18 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.01314.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

2Hannah More Primary School

Bristol, City of · ages 4 to 11 · URN109110

206 pupils / 119 at The Olive School, Manchester2025/26 · Academic year

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Hannah More Primary SchoolThe Olive School, Manchester
Free school meals49.5% / 49.6%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English80.1% / 79%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND27.18% / 12.61%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.1 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 1.1 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 14.58 percentage points higher
  • 87 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 7 May 2025 · published 17 June 2025 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Not judged; Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Good

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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.07459. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.1 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00045.
  • First language other than English: difference 1.1 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00275.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 14.58 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.02916.
  • Total pupils: difference 87 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.04223.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

3Longsight Community Primary

Manchester · ages 4 to 11 · URN139790

205 pupils / 119 at The Olive School, Manchester2025/26 · Academic year

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Longsight Community PrimaryThe Olive School, Manchester
Free school meals53.2% / 49.6%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English72.2% / 79%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND22.44% / 12.61%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 3.6 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 6.8 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 9.83 percentage points higher
  • 86 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.07482. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 3.6 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.01620.
  • First language other than English: difference 6.8 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.01700.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 9.83 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.01967.
  • Total pupils: difference 86 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.04195.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

4Burnley St Peter's Church of England Primary School

Lancashire · ages 4 to 11 · URN119484

210 pupils / 119 at The Olive School, Manchester2025/26 · Academic year

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Burnley St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolThe Olive School, Manchester
Free school meals44.8% / 49.6%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English70.5% / 79%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND11.43% / 12.61%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 4.8 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 8.5 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 1.18 percentage points lower
  • 91 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 17 May 2023 · published 10 July 2023 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Good; Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Good

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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.07854. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 4.8 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.02160.
  • First language other than English: difference 8.5 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.02125.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 1.18 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00235.
  • Total pupils: difference 91 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.04333.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

5Melcombe Primary School

Hammersmith and Fulham · ages 4 to 11 · URN100334

125 pupils / 119 at The Olive School, Manchester2025/26 · Academic year

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Melcombe Primary SchoolThe Olive School, Manchester
Free school meals50.4% / 49.6%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English56.8% / 79%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND20.8% / 12.61%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.8 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 22.2 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 8.19 percentage points higher
  • 6 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 22 February 2023 · published 26 April 2023 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Good; Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Good

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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.08029. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.8 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00360.
  • First language other than English: difference 22.2 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.05550.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 8.19 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.01639.
  • Total pupils: difference 6 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00480.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

6Watling Park School

Barnet · ages 4 to 11 · URN142114

400 pupils / 119 at The Olive School, Manchester2025/26 · Academic year

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Watling Park SchoolThe Olive School, Manchester
Free school meals50.2% / 49.6%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English85.3% / 79%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND16% / 12.61%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.6 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 6.3 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 3.39 percentage points higher
  • 281 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.08549. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.6 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00270.
  • First language other than English: difference 6.3 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.01575.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 3.39 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00679.
  • Total pupils: difference 281 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.07025.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

7Al-Furqan Primary School

Birmingham · ages 4 to 11 · URN131465

629 pupils / 119 at The Olive School, Manchester2025/26 · Academic year

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Al-Furqan Primary SchoolThe Olive School, Manchester
Free school meals49.1% / 49.6%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English74.2% / 79%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND11.13% / 12.61%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.5 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 4.8 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 1.48 percentage points lower
  • 510 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.08828. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.5 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00225.
  • First language other than English: difference 4.8 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.01200.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 1.48 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00295.
  • Total pupils: difference 510 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.08108.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

8Burley St Matthias Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Leeds · ages 4 to 11 · URN108001

180 pupils / 119 at The Olive School, Manchester2025/26 · Academic year

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Burley St Matthias Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolThe Olive School, Manchester
Free school meals50% / 49.6%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English66.1% / 79%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND23.89% / 12.61%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.4 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 12.9 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 11.28 percentage points higher
  • 61 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 24 June 2025 · published 7 September 2025 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Not judged; Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Good

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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.09051. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.4 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00180.
  • First language other than English: difference 12.9 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.03225.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 11.28 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.02257.
  • Total pupils: difference 61 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.03389.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

9St Augustine's CofE School

Calderdale · ages 4 to 11 · URN149211

156 pupils / 119 at The Olive School, Manchester2025/26 · Academic year

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St Augustine's CofE SchoolThe Olive School, Manchester
Free school meals62.8% / 49.6%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English78.8% / 79%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND17.95% / 12.61%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 13.2 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 0.2 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 5.34 percentage points higher
  • 37 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 18 March 2025 · published 7 May 2025 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Not judged; Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Good

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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.09431. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 13.2 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.05940.
  • First language other than English: difference 0.2 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00050.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 5.34 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.01069.
  • Total pupils: difference 37 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.02372.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

10St James CofE Primary School

Enfield · ages 4 to 11 · URN102033

188 pupils / 119 at The Olive School, Manchester2025/26 · Academic year

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St James CofE Primary SchoolThe Olive School, Manchester
Free school meals44.7% / 49.6%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English84% / 79%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND24.47% / 12.61%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 4.9 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 5 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 11.86 percentage points higher
  • 69 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 13 May 2025 · published 18 June 2025 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Not judged; Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Good

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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.09498. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 4.9 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.02205.
  • First language other than English: difference 5 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.01250.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 11.86 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.02373.
  • Total pupils: difference 69 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.03670.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

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The Olive School, Manchester

Manchester · ages 4 to 11 · URN150714

KS2 cohort count unavailable (not-applicable; published code z). Small-cohort check unavailable. DfE KS2 · 2024/25 · Academic year · Final · source 2026-05-21

The Olive School, Manchester: published figures and their sources
MeasureThe Olive School, Manchester
Pupils1192025/26
Free school meals49.6%2025/26
First language other than English79%2025/26
SEND (SEN support or EHC plan)12.61%2025/26+ source
KS2 expected standardNot applicable2024/25 · Academic year · Final
KS2 higher standardNot applicable2024/25 · Academic year · Final
Overall absence3.11575%2025/26 · Autumn and spring term
Persistent absence8.33333%2025/26 · Autumn and spring term

No inspection is available in this data edition.

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How schools are matched

We compare open primary schools in England that teach through to age 11. We match current eligibility for free school meals first, then first language other than English, SEND and pupil numbers. The same age range is preferred. Region, faith and school type have a smaller influence.

A similar intake does not explain a difference in results. Use this list to choose schools to investigate, then check their reports and local circumstances.

View the matching calculation and data sources

SEND is calculated from pupils with SEN support or an EHC plan, divided by the school roll. We only calculate it when the source counts, year and coverage agree. It is rounded to two decimal places here.

Matching weights: FSM 45%, EAL 25%, SEND 20%, pupil numbers 10%. Lower matching scores mean more similar pupil context. Context bonuses can take a score below zero; a score is not a rating or a percentage.

Open England GIAS Primary; statutory low age at most 5 (including nursery ages 2/3) and high age 11. All four inputs required in the same academic year. Prefer exact low/high ages when at least 10 candidates remain after the report-card filter; otherwise disclose relaxation. Outcomes never select or rank peers. Context bonuses require nonmissing exact region, religious character and establishment type code; missing context earns no bonus. Lower distance is closer, including negative totals after bonuses.

5277 schools were eligible; 10 are shown.

  • fsm: Absolute percentage-point difference / 100
  • eal: Absolute percentage-point difference / 100; First language other than English
  • send: Absolute percentage-point difference / 100
  • size: Absolute pupil-count difference / max(target pupils, candidate pupils)

SEND formula: 100 * (SEN_support + EHC_plan) / characteristics.pupils; same school, Academic year and year; SEN total_pupils must equal characteristics.pupils. Ties are resolved by URN ascending.

Schools can be excluded for more than one reason:

  • Not a primary school: 21888
  • Does not cover the full primary age range: 28649
  • Not open: 25399
  • England location unverified: 3045
  • FSM percentage missing: 192
  • First-language percentage missing: 192
  • Pupil number missing: 192
  • SEND: published SEN support, EHC plan or pupil total missing: 192
  • The selected school: 1
  • Different age range: 8819

Missing means no usable figure was provided. Suppressed means the publisher withheld it. Unavailable means no usable value can be shown; check the source and published code. Not applicable and low reliability retain the publisher’s stated limits.

Comparison reference: htc-full-primary-v1:2026-10-19.

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