Acacias Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Manchester
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Manchester City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Acacias Community Primary School is a primary school in Manchester for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 12 July 2023. Manchester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Acacias Community Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception in 2026, there were 42 first-choice applications for 55 offers, giving 0.8 first choices per offer, the 2nd lowest of 132 Manchester primary schools.
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, as at 105 of the 136 other Manchester primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- In 2024/25, 58% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), and 2% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths result was the 4th lowest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Manchester that have results.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Manchester schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Alexandra Drive, Burnage, Manchester, M19 2WW
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Manchester
- Pupils on roll
- 450 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 34.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 12 July 2023
Strengths
- “This is a school where everyone feels valued.”
- “Pupils enjoy being part of a thriving and vibrant community.”
- “Staff and pupils have worked collaboratively to create a set of values which reflect the school’s positive ethos and approach.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects, some refinements are relatively new.”
- “This means that there has not been enough time for these subjects to be fully embedded so that pupils know more and remember more over time.”
- “In the most recent national assessments, pupils did not perform as well as their peers in writing.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 September 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 58% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 42 first-preference applications, 55 offers in total, 42 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Manchester.
- Cringle Brook Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- St Mary's RC Primary School, Manchester, A Voluntary Academy 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Alma Park Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Mauldeth Road Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Bernard's RC Primary School Manchester 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Birchfields Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Green End Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Chapel Street Community Primary School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published