Benchill Primary School
Foundation primary school in Manchester (Manchester).
KS2 RWM expected
60%
▼ 2pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
72%
▼ 3pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
63%
▼ 11pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
73%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
93.6%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
18.1
▼ 2.6 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
64.5%
▲ 40pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
83%
479 / 574 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Benchill Primary School is a primary school located in Manchester. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 503 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 574. The school is led by Mr Steven Rooney.
Enrichment
6 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Computing
- Cooking
- Music
- Photography
- Textiles
- Read Write Inc (RWI)
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
Key facts
- URN
- 132241
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Constituency
- Wythenshawe and Sale East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2000
Governing body (9 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Rachel Rosewell | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Abigail Holt | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Kay Huckle | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Steven Rooney | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2034 |
| Elizabeth McGrath | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Helen Hart | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Kyra Jones | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Rachel Rosewell | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Miss Molly Huxley | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Ms Jorja Rawsthorne Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Hannah Fitzsimmons Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
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