Oswald Road 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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Oswald Road Primary School is a primary school in Manchester for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 28 September 2023. Manchester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Oswald Road 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
- For Reception in 2026, there were 76 first-choice applications for 79 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- For Reception in 2026, 38 of the 225 applications (17%) came from families living outside Manchester, and 18 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%); 9% reached the higher standard (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
- Oswald Road, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Manchester, M21 9PL
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Council
- Manchester
- Pupils on roll
- 656 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 28 September 2023
Strengths
- “This is a welcoming and nurturing school where pupils enjoy their learning.”
- “Pupils quickly become part of the school community and settle well.”
- “They were keen to tell the inspectors that one of the best features of their school is their teachers.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, the assessment methods used to check what pupils know do not cover the particular knowledge that pupils have been taught.”
- “This prevents teachers from identifying accurately, and building on, what pupils know and remember.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 November 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) | 67% | 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: 76 first-preference applications, 79 offers in total, 76 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 John's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Chorlton CofE Primary School 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Brookburn Community School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Manley Park Primary School 0.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Chorlton Park Primary 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Our Lady's RC Primary School Manchester 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Margaret's CofE Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Barlow Hall Primary School 1.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published