Briscoe Lane Academy
Primary · Academy converter · 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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Briscoe Lane Academy is a primary school in Manchester for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 14 February 2024. Manchester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Briscoe Lane 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, 61% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 8% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Every applicant for Reception 2026 was offered a place, as at 105 of the 136 other Manchester primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 40 first-choice applications for 40 offers, 1.0 first choices per offer and the 23rd highest of 132 Manchester primary schools; every first-choice family was offered a place.
- 70.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals and there are 17.6 pupils per teacher, against middle figures of 55.7% and 20.6 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
- Briscoe Lane, Newton Heath, Manchester, M40 2TB
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Council
- Manchester
- Pupils on roll
- 592 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 70.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 14 February 2024
Strengths
- “They become keen readers who access a rich range of books from across different cultures and by different authors.”
- “This helps pupils to ‘see’ themselves in the books that they read.”
- “Older pupils are prepared well for the challenges of key stage 3.”
To improve
- “Teachers’ subject knowledge has not been strengthened to the same extent.”
- “Consequently, the curriculum is not delivered as consistently well in these subjects as it is in others.”
- “Added to this, some teachers are not as adept at checking that pupils’ understanding is secure before moving on to new learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 March 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) | 61% | 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: 40 first-preference applications, 40 offers in total, 40 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.
- Christ The King RC Primary School Manchester 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- All Saints C of E Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Wilfrid's CofE Junior and Infant School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St Willibrord's RC Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Co-op Academy Broadhurst 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ravensbury Community School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Edmund's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published