E-ACT Blackley Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Manchester
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Manchester City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
E-ACT Blackley Academy is a primary school in Manchester for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 12 March 2024. Manchester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
E-ACT Blackley Academy 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
- In 2024/25, 62% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026 drew 38 first-choice applications for 40 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 62.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 46.7% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Manchester.
- There are 23.5 pupils per teacher, compared with a middle figure of 20.4 across 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
- Victoria Avenue, Blackley, Manchester, M9 0RD
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Council
- Manchester
- Pupils on roll
- 441 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 62.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 12 March 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy the friendly and welcoming atmosphere in the school.”
- “Staff build positive relationships with pupils.”
- “This helps pupils to feel happy and safe.”
To improve
- “However, sometimes, pupils do not receive the help that they need to remember the most important information that they will need to build on in the future.”
- “However, in 2023, the published data shows that the attainment of Year 6 pupils in reading was significantly below the national average.”
- “However, there are a small number of pupils who have not received the support that they need to read fluently enough to access the school’s rich curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 May 2024 (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) | 62% | 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: 38 first-preference applications, 40 offers in total, 38 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 Clare's RC Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Crab Lane Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Crosslee Community Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Pike Fold Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St John Bosco RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bowker Vale Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Charlestown Community Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published