Armitage CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 2–11 · Manchester
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.854 miles
Published by Manchester City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Armitage CofE Primary School is a primary school in Manchester for ages 2–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 9 October 2024. Manchester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Armitage CofE 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 | 0.854 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 0.854 miles away, the 2nd longest of 13 Manchester primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- For Reception 2026 there were 65 first-choice applications for 59 offers; 58 offers went to first-choice families and 7 first-choice families (11%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 57% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, the 5th highest 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
- Rostron Avenue, Ardwick, Manchester, M12 5NP
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Manchester
- Pupils on roll
- 490 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 47.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 9 October 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils describe Armitage CE Primary as a happy school that is an oasis of calm.”
- “Pupils benefit greatly from a range of initiatives that help to support their social, emotional and mental health needs.”
- “They value the excellent relationships that they have with staff.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, the school has not set out well enough some of the key learning that it wants pupils to know.”
- “This means, at times, teachers are not clear about the most essential knowledge that pupils need to remember.”
- “As a result, pupils cannot recall some of the most important information that they will need for their future learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 November 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) | 57% | 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: 65 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 58 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 Luke's CofE Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Plymouth Grove Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's RC Primary School Manchester 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- All Saints Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St John's CofE Primary School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Chrysostom's CofE Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ashbury Meadow Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Francis RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published