Ringway Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · 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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Ringway Primary School is a primary school in Manchester for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 26 January 2023. Manchester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Ringway 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
- Reception 2026 had 39 first-choice applications for 42 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 105 of the 136 other Manchester primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome also offered every applicant a place.
- In 2024/25, 39% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%); 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 result was the 2nd lowest 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
- Rossett Avenue, Cornishway, Wythenshawe, Manchester, M22 0WW
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Council
- Manchester
- Pupils on roll
- 417 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 52.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 26 January 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and proud to attend this school.”
- “They know that staff have high expectations of what they can and should achieve.”
- “This encourages pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), to have high expectations of themselves.”
To improve
- “However, in a few remaining subjects, this work is in its infancy.”
- “Leaders have not finalised what they want pupils to learn.”
- “In these subjects, on occasion, some pupils do not develop the broad base of knowledge they need to prepare them well for the next stage of their education.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 March 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) | 39% | 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: 39 first-preference applications, 42 offers in total, 39 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 Anthony's Catholic Primary School 0.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- The Willows Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Peel Hall Primary Academy 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Haveley Hey Community School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Catholic Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Crossacres Primary Academy 1.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published