Alexandra Drive, Burnage, Manchester M19 2WW
10 reasons to choose Acacias Community Primary School
Top line
Acacias Community Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 70. It is one of the best state primary schools in Manchester and one of the 8 best independent or state primaries within 1.5 miles.
School fundamentals
Acacias Community Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a community school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection.
Average class size
Acacias Community Primary School has two classes per year, and an average class size of 30 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Acacias Community Primary School ranks in the top 14% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 7% of schools.
The Acacias Community Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. Subjects are taught separately, but some foundation subjects, such as geography and history, are taught as half-termly topics with cross-curricular links to other subjects. UNICEF Rights Respecting School Gold accreditation. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups and visiting speakers.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for music.
Sport at Acacias Community Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Acacias Community Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Two choirs. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours are from 8.55am to 3.15/3.30pm. Breakfast club from 8.00am and after school clubs may extend the day to 4.30pm.
Find another school near Acacias Community Primary School
The Manchester Grammar School, Junior School (1 mile); Withington Girls’ Junior School (1.1 miles); Covenant Christian School, Juniors (1.1 miles).
St Richard’s Roman Catholic Primary School, Longsight (1.1 miles); Church of England School of the Resurrection (3 miles); Northenden Community School (3.1 miles).
The Manchester Grammar School (1.4 miles); Manchester High School for Girls (1.4 miles); Withington Girls’ School (1.5 miles).
Priestnall School (2.1 miles); William Hulme’s Grammar School (2.7 miles); Trinity CofE High School (3.7 miles).