Rushbrook Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · 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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Rushbrook Primary Academy is a primary school in Manchester for ages 2–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 25 June 2024. Manchester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Rushbrook 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
- Every applicant was offered a place for Reception in 2026, as at 105 of the 136 other Manchester primary schools with a published 2026 outcome.
- Reception entry in 2026 had 42 first-choice applications for 44 offers, 1.0 first choices per offer, the 46th lowest of 132 Manchester primary schools.
- In 2024/25, 66% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 4th lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Manchester.
- In 2024/25, 0% of pupils reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths (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
- Shillingford Road, Gorton, Manchester, M18 7TN
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Council
- Manchester
- Pupils on roll
- 513 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 61% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 25 June 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy at this warm and caring school.”
- “They know that staff will listen to them.”
- “Pupils appreciate the care and guidance that is offered to them by the school.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, some teachers do not use these strategies consistently well.”
- “This means that pupils sometimes struggle to remember what has been taught.”
- “At these times, they find it tricky to make connections between their prior learning and new subject content.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 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) | 66% | 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: 42 first-preference applications, 44 offers in total, 42 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.
- Oasis Academy Aspinal 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Gorton Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Old Hall Drive Academy 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Sacred Heart RC Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Richard's RC Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Chapel Street Community Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Andrew's CofE Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Crowcroft Park Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published