Longsight Community Primary
Primary · Free schools · Ages 4–11 · Manchester
Longsight Community Primary is a primary school in Manchester for ages 4–11 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 27 November 2024. Manchester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Farrer Road, Longsight, Manchester, M13 0QX
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Council
- Manchester
- Pupils on roll
- 205 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 53.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 27 November 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud of their school.”
- “They champion difference and celebrate the diversity that exists within their school and wider community.”
- “Everyone’s uniqueness is fostered, and everyone is welcomed.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, pupils do not connect their new learning with what they have been taught before.”
- “This means that, sometimes, their knowledge is not as secure as it could be.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 January 2025 (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) | 52% | 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: 35 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 29 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
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Manchester.
- St Agnes C of E Primary School 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Stanley Grove Primary Academy 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Crowcroft Park Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St John's CofE Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Birchfields Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Richard's RC Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's RC Primary School Manchester 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St James' CofE Primary School, Birch-in-Rusholme 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published