St John's CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled 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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St John's CofE Primary School is a primary school in Manchester for ages 3–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 5 February 2025. Manchester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St John's 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 | 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 applicant for Reception in 2026 was offered a place, as at 105 of the 136 other Manchester primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- For Reception 2026 there were 34 first-choice applications for 34 offers, with every first-choice family offered a place; the published admission number for Reception 2026 was 60 places.
- In 2024/25, 65% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Manchester.
- At the higher standard in reading, writing and maths, the 2024/25 figure was 3% (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
- Clarence Road, Longsight, Manchester, M13 0YE
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Manchester
- Pupils on roll
- 455 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 49.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 5 February 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy being a part of this school.”
- “Strong relationships between pupils, families and the school lead to a respectful and caring community where everyone is valued.”
- “Pupils, including those who join school part-way through the school year, come together to play and learn harmoniously.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects, staff do not choose the most effective activities to support pupils to learn the content of the curriculum.”
- “This means that some pupils do not learn to the depth that they could.”
- “However, the absence levels for some pupils remain a concern.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 March 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) | 65% | 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: 34 first-preference applications, 34 offers in total, 34 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 Joseph's RC Primary School Manchester 0.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Plymouth Grove Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Agnes C of E Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Stanley Grove Primary Academy 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Luke's CofE Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Longsight Community Primary 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Chrysostom's CofE Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Armitage CofE Primary School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published