Cheetwood 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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Cheetwood Primary School is a primary school in Manchester for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 16 July 2024. Manchester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Cheetwood 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
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, as at 105 of the 136 other Manchester primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 16 first-choice applications for 16 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place; 6 of the 52 applications (12%) came from families living outside Manchester.
- In 2024/25, 43% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The 2024/25 figure of 43% was the lowest of 6 schools: this one and the 5 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
- Waterloo Road, Cheetham, Manchester, M8 8EJ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Council
- Manchester
- Pupils on roll
- 197 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 51.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 16 July 2024
Strengths
- “Warmth and respect shine through the interactions between pupils and staff in this happy school.”
- “Pupils feel extremely well cared for.”
- “In turn, they eagerly embrace roles where they can help others.”
To improve
- “However, in key stages 1 and 2, some pupils’ learning does not build securely on these firm foundations.”
- “At times, staff do not support pupils well in developing their spelling, handwriting and grammar.”
- “This hinders how effectively some pupils communicate in writing.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 September 2024 (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) | 43% | 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: 16 first-preference applications, 16 offers in total, 16 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.
- Unity Community Primary 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Chad's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.6 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- The Olive School, Manchester 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Cheetham CofE Community Academy 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Oasis Academy Temple 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Abbott Community Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Malachy's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published