Ladybarn Primary School
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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Ladybarn Primary School is a primary school in Manchester for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 14 November 2023. Manchester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Ladybarn Primary School 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, 75% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 10% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026 drew 56 first-choice applications for 58 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Here 43.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Manchester is 35.9%.
- There are 23.1 pupils per teacher, compared with a middle figure of 19.2 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
- Briarfield Road, Withington, Manchester, M20 4SR
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Council
- Manchester
- Pupils on roll
- 462 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 43.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 14 November 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive in this warm and welcoming school.”
- “Staff are committed to helping pupils to develop a strong sense of community and belonging.”
- “Pupils feel confident to be themselves because of the supportive atmosphere that permeates the school.”
To improve
- “However, some other staff have not received sufficient training to develop suitable expertise in phonics.”
- “As a result, some older pupils who have gaps in their phonics knowledge are not supported as well as they could be.”
- “This sometimes hinders these pupils from developing into confident and fluent readers as quickly as they should.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 31 January 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) | 75% | 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: 56 first-preference applications, 58 offers in total, 56 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.
- Mauldeth Road Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Cuthbert's RC Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary Academy 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Green End Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Bernard's RC Primary School Manchester 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Paul's CofE Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Acacias Community Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Cringle Brook Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- West Didsbury CE Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published