Chapel Street 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
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Chapel Street Community Primary School is a primary school in Manchester for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 11 December 2024. Manchester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Chapel Street 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
- In 2024/25, 55% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 1% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- For 2026 Reception entry, 58 first-choice applications for 66 offers: every first-choice family was offered a place, and 8 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 61.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Manchester is 44.3%.
- The school has 25.3 pupils per teacher; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Manchester is 18.6.
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
- Chapel Street, Levenshulme, Manchester, M19 3GH
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Council
- Manchester
- Pupils on roll
- 674 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 61.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 11 December 2024
Strengths
- “The school provides a nurturing environment in which pupils are happy and feel safe.”
- “Their positive behaviour shows that they strive to uphold these values.”
- “Pupils are respectful of their peers and adults.”
To improve
- “Nevertheless, from time to time, the curriculum is not delivered as well as the school intends.”
- “Sometimes, teachers do not select activities that match pupils’ needs or help them to learn curriculum content.”
- “This means that some pupils’ experiences are uneven across the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 January 2025 (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) | 55% | 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: 58 first-preference applications, 66 offers in total, 58 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.
- St Andrew's CofE Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Alma Park Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Mary's RC Primary School, Manchester, A Voluntary Academy 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Crowcroft Park Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Richard's RC Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Gorton Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Cringle Brook Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Acacias Community Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published