Broad Oak 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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Broad Oak Primary School is a primary school in Manchester for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 21 May 2024. Manchester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Broad Oak 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, 74% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 5% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 74% in 2024/25 was the 3rd highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Manchester that have results.
- Reception 2026 had 20 first-choice applications for 21 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- 30.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 19.4% across 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
- Broad Oak Lane, East Didsbury, Manchester, M20 5QB
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Council
- Manchester
- Pupils on roll
- 266 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 21 May 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils at Broad Oak are happy and enjoy school.”
- “The school’s seven core values underpin the positive way that pupils relate to one another.”
- “Pupils are proud of the diverse school community where everyone is accepted and valued for who they are.”
To improve
- “In these subjects, assessment strategies are not purposeful enough to ensure that gaps in pupils’ learning are identified effectively.”
- “As a result, staff are less able to adapt their delivery of the curriculum to help pupils learn missed or forgotten knowledge.”
- “This slows pupils’ learning in these subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 June 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) | 74% | 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: 20 first-preference applications, 21 offers in total, 20 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.
- Didsbury CofE Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St Catherine's RC Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Beaver Road Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Wilfrid's CofE Aided Primary School Northenden 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Northenden Community School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Crossacres Primary Academy 1.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- West Didsbury CE Primary School 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Catholic Primary School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published