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Manchester · ages 2 to 11 · URN 141966

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Unity Community Primary · comparison saved 26 October 2026

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Our intake matches, separate from DfE’s groups; not a school-quality ranking or an explanation of results. Method. Figures keep their own periods; small cohorts flagged where published counts are available.

KS2 is reading, writing and maths combined. Published cohort counts appear with results where available.

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Measure	Unity Community Primary
Pupils2025/26 · Academic year	363SourceDfE: 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 meals2025/26 · Academic year	52.3%SourceDfE: 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 English2025/26 · Academic year	78.2%SourceDfE: 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)2025/26 · Academic year	20.39%SourceDfE: 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
KS2 expected standard2024/25 · Academic year · Final	47%SourceDfE: Key stage 2 performance tables · 2024/25 · Academic year · Final · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/key-stage-2-attainment
KS2 higher standard2024/25 · Academic year · Final	2%SourceDfE: Key stage 2 performance tables · 2024/25 · Academic year · Final · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/key-stage-2-attainment
Overall absence2025/26 · Autumn and spring term	4.96%SourceDfE: Pupil absence in schools in England · 2025/26 · Autumn and spring term · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/pupil-absence-in-schools-in-england
Persistent absence2025/26 · Autumn and spring term	14.08%SourceDfE: Pupil absence in schools in England · 2025/26 · Autumn and spring term · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/pupil-absence-in-schools-in-england
KS2 cohort	KS2 cohort: 59 eligible pupils. 2024/25
Latest inspection	Report card inspection28 April 2026Ofsted · https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/25/141966
Report card inspection
Safeguarding standards	Met
Inclusion	Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching	Expected standard
Achievement	Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour	Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing	Expected standard
Early years	Expected standard
Leadership and governance	Expected standard

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Unity Community Primary

Manchester · ages 2 to 11 · URN141966

KS2 cohort: 59 eligible pupils. DfE KS2 · 2024/25 · Academic year · Final · source 2026-05-21

Unity Community Primary: published figures and their sources
Measure	Unity Community Primary
Pupils	3632025/26
Free school meals	52.3%2025/26
First language other than English	78.2%2025/26
SEND (SEN support or EHC plan)	20.39%2025/26 + source
KS2 expected standard	47%2024/25 · Academic year · Final
KS2 higher standard	2%2024/25 · Academic year · Final
Overall absence	4.96%2025/26 · Autumn and spring term
Persistent absence	14.08%2025/26 · Autumn and spring term

Report card inspection · inspected 28 April 2026 · published 20 May 2026 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026
Safeguarding standards
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Early years
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 10 May 2023 · published 18 October 2023 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026
Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding is effective
Yes
Early years
Requires improvement

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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.

Intake similarity alone cannot explain results; check reports and local circumstances.

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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
Measure	Weight
Free school meals	45%
First language other than English	25%
SEND (SEN support or EHC plan)	20%
Pupils	10%

Lower scores mean closer pupil context; context bonuses can make scores negative. Matching scores are neither ratings nor percentages.

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.

2144 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: 25401
England location unverified: 3043
The selected school: 1
FSM percentage missing: 192
First-language percentage missing: 192
Pupil number missing: 192
SEND: published SEN support, EHC plan or pupil total missing: 192
Different age range: 11952

Get Information About Schools (Department for Education): year not stated; published 2026-10-26; status when saved: healthy.
Ofsted monthly management information: state-funded schools, latest inspections: year not stated; published 2026-09-30; status when saved: healthy.
DfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics: 2025/26; published 2026-06-04; status when saved: healthy.
DfE: Special educational needs in England: 2025/26; published 2026-06-30; status when saved: healthy.
DfE: Pupil absence in schools in England: 2025/26; published 2026-10-15; status when saved: healthy.
DfE: Key stage 2 performance tables: 2024/25; published 2026-05-21; status when saved: healthy.

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-v1:2026-10-26.

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