St Barnabas CofE Primary 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
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St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy is a primary school in Manchester for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 5 June 2024. Manchester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Barnabas CofE Primary 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
- For Reception 2026, every applicant was offered a place, as at 105 of the 136 other Manchester primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 27 first-choice applications for 28 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 77% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Manchester.
- The share reaching the higher standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 was 6% (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
- Parkhouse Street, Openshaw, Manchester, M11 2JX
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Manchester
- Pupils on roll
- 220 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 65% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 5 June 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy to attend this caring school.”
- “Those who move from other schools during the school year receive a warm welcome and settle quickly into the friendly atmosphere.”
- “Right from the start of the Nursery Year through to Year 6, children enjoy excellent relationships with adults and with their peers.”
To improve
- “In 2023, the school’s published data for pupils’ progress and attainment in reading, writing and mathematics by the end of key stage 2 was significantly below that of other schools nationally.”
- “However, the changes in a small number of subjects have only recently taken place, which means that, although improving, there continue to be small gaps in pupils’ recall of key knowledge.”
- “Even so, the strategies to support some pupils who have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) to overcome their difficulties in learning to read are not effective enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 1 July 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) | 77% | 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: 27 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 27 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 Francis RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Brigid's RC Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- All Saints Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Varna Community Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- CofE School of the Resurrection 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Higher Openshaw Community School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Seymour Road Academy 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ravensbury Community School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published