Button Lane Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Manchester
Button Lane Primary School is a primary school in Manchester for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 12 July 2023. Manchester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Button Lane, Northern Moor, Manchester, M23 0ND
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Council
- Manchester
- Pupils on roll
- 385 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 57.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 12 July 2023
Strengths
- “Staff greet pupils warmly each morning at this welcoming school.”
- “Pupils feel cared for and safe.”
- “They know that staff will listen to them and give them the support that they need.”
To improve
- “In 2022, staff instability and the historic impact of the pandemic combined to affect outcomes in the key stage one writing assessments.”
- “However, in some other subjects, leaders have not identified clearly enough the key knowledge that it is essential for pupils to retain over the years.”
- “This means that the checks teachers make to find out how well pupils are remembering their learning over time are not precise enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 September 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) | 49% | 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: 25 first-preference applications, 26 offers in total, 25 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2026, as Manchester published it, drawn on the map
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- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Manchester.
- Rack House Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St. Aidan's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Sandilands Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Baguley Hall Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Northenden Community School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Barlow Hall Primary School 1.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Ambrose RC Primary School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published