Irk Valley Community 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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Irk Valley Community 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 5 May 2023. Manchester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Irk Valley Community 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 32 first-choice applications for 37 offers, or 0.9 first choices per offer, the 11th lowest of 132 Manchester primary schools.
- Every first-choice family was offered a place for Reception 2026, and 5 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- There were 23.4 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 22.1 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Manchester.
- In 2024/25, 46% (England 62%) met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Manchester.
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
- Waterloo Street, Lower Crumpsall, Manchester, M8 5XH
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Council
- Manchester
- Pupils on roll
- 437 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 52.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 5 May 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils at Irk Valley are proud to belong to this welcoming and diverse school community.”
- “They celebrate their differences and learn the importance of treating each other equally.”
- “Pupil ambassadors welcome visitors to their classrooms with smiles on their faces.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects, this work has begun more recently.”
- “Teachers’ knowledge of these subjects is not as well developed as it could be.”
- “This sometimes hinders teachers in designing learning that focuses on the most important content.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 June 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) | 46% | 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: 32 first-preference applications, 37 offers in total, 32 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.
- Oasis Academy Harpur Mount 0.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School 0.6 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Anne's RC Primary School Crumpsall Manchester 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Crumpsall Lane Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Manchester Communication Primary Academy 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Pike Fold Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Oasis Academy Temple 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published