CofE School of the Resurrection
Primary · Voluntary aided 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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CofE School of the Resurrection is a primary school in Manchester for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 10 January 2023. Manchester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
CofE School of the Resurrection 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 2026 was offered a place, as at 105 of the 136 other Manchester primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 14 first-choice applications for 14 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place; 30 places were published for that year.
- In 2024/25, 71% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 3rd 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
- Pilgrim Drive, Beswick, Manchester, M11 3TJ
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Manchester
- Pupils on roll
- 188 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 51.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 10 January 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils like coming to this school.”
- “They enjoy learning, and they know that staff will look after them and keep them safe.”
- “Pupils trust staff to support them when they have worries or when problems arise.”
To improve
- “However, some aspects of curriculum delivery are not as consistently effective as they could be.”
- “Teachers’ explanations of new content are not clear sometimes.”
- “This can slow pupils’ learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 February 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) | 71% | 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: 14 first-preference applications, 14 offers in total, 14 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 Brigid's RC Primary School 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Ashbury Meadow Primary School 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ravensbury Community School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St Anne's RC Primary School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Francis RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Armitage CofE Primary School 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Park View Community Primary Academy 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published