Old Hall Drive Academy
Academy converter primary school in Manchester (Manchester).
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).Old Hall Drive Academy is a primary school located in Manchester. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 461 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 480. It is part of the WISE Owl TRUST. The school is led by Hayley Brooker.
Enrichment
7 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Choir
- Cooking
- Drama
- Football
- Mindfulness
- Yoga
- Reading Spine
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Carnegie Centre of ExcellenceRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 142501
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Constituency
- Gorton and Denton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2016
Governing body (0 current, 6 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.1 governor is linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Corcoran Confirmed same person Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Patricia Higgins Former | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Joanne Smith Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Katrina Parker Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Michelle Bennett Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Dr Joshua Griffiths Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record