Manchester Communication Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–11 · 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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Manchester Communication Primary Academy is a primary school in Manchester for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 22 March 2023. Manchester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Manchester Communication 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
- Free school meal eligibility is 69.6% of pupils, against a middle figure of 62.4% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Manchester.
- 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 drew 40 first-choice applications for 44 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 4 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 65% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 9% reached the higher standard (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
- 49 Parkstead Drive, Harpurhey, Manchester, M9 5QN
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Council
- Manchester
- Pupils on roll
- 414 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 69.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 22 March 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils feel welcome, cared for and safe at this friendly school.”
- “From the Nursery Year up to Year 6, pupils love coming to school because they know that staff will take excellent care of them.”
- “The parents and carers who shared their views with the inspector talked about the strong family feeling that comes from being part of this school community.”
To improve
- “They are still finalising their curriculum thinking.”
- “In these subjects, teachers are less clear about the building blocks of knowledge that pupils should learn.”
- “At times, this results in some pupils developing gaps in their knowledge without teachers realising.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 May 2023 (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) | 65% | 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, 44 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.
- St Edmund's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Augustine's CofE Primary School 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Saviour CofE Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Malachy's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Oasis Academy Harpur Mount 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Oasis Academy Temple 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Irk Valley Community School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School 0.8 mi Requires improvement Last distance published