Cadishead Primary Academy
Primary school in Manchester, Salford. Inadequate (Nov 2023). Special measures.
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 8 November 2023, report published 14 December 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Special measures. Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern.
This grade was given to Cadishead Primary School (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. Cadishead Primary Academy hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
Inadequate overall. The lowest grade. The school had serious problems. 2% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Inadequate.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Early years | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around November 2027
The last inspection was in November 2023. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
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Report card, Apr 2026: 7 expected
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- 0.9 milesOur Lady of Lourdes Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
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- 1.0 milesForest Gate Academy
School remains Good (Dec 2023)
- 1.1 milesPartington Central Academy
Standards maintained (Nov 2024)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.