New Moston 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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New Moston Primary School is a primary school in Manchester for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 26 November 2024. Manchester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
New Moston 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
- Reception 2026 had 30 first-choice applications for 38 offers, or 0.8 first choices per offer, the 5th lowest of 132 Manchester primary schools.
- Every first-choice family was offered a place for Reception 2026, and 8 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 8 of the 73 applications (11%) for Reception 2026 came from families living outside Manchester, and 5 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 45% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 1% reached the higher standard (England 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
- Moston Lane East, New Moston, Manchester, M40 3QJ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Council
- Manchester
- Pupils on roll
- 487 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 41.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 26 November 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to school.”
- “They have positive relationships with staff, which helps them to feel valued.”
- “They are confident that trusted adults will keep them safe.”
To improve
- “However, the school’s ambition for pupils is not fully realised across the rest of the school.”
- “Pupils are not as well prepared for the next stage of their education as they should be.”
- “However, the improvements made are in the early stages and have yet to impact pupils’ learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 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) | 45% | 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: 30 first-preference applications, 38 offers in total, 30 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 Margaret Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Mary's CofE Primary School Moston 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Co-op Academy Broadhurst 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Moston Fields Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Charlestown Community Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St John Bosco RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Lily Lane Primary School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published