Charlestown 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 🔒
Charlestown 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 18 January 2023. Manchester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Charlestown 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, 36% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- For 2026 Reception entry, 45 first-choice applications for 47 offers: every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 62.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Manchester is 52.8%.
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
- Pilkington Road, Blackley, Manchester, M9 7BX
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Council
- Manchester
- Pupils on roll
- 430 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 62.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 18 January 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils, including children in the early years, enjoy being part of this caring community.”
- “They know that they are well looked after by staff.”
- “Pupils feel safe and happy at school.”
To improve
- “Recently published key stage 2 information does not provide an accurate picture of how well current pupils learn the curriculum.”
- “However, occasionally the strategies that some teachers use to help pupils revisit prior knowledge are less effective.”
- “Consequently, from time to time, some pupils struggle to remember some aspects of learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 March 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) | 36% | 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: 45 first-preference applications, 47 offers in total, 45 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 John Bosco RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Crosslee Community Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Moston Fields Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Mary's CofE Primary School Moston 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Moston Lane Community Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Lily Lane Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published