Cringle Brook Primary School
Primary · Free schools · Ages 4–11 · Levenshulme, Manchester
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.342 miles
Published by Manchester City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Cringle Brook Primary School is a primary school in Levenshulme, Manchester for ages 4–11 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Outstanding, from the inspection on 25 January 2024. Manchester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Cringle Brook 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 | 0.342 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 0.342 miles away, the shortest of 13 Manchester primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- For Reception 2026, there were 42 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 27 offers went to first-choice families, and 15 first-choice families (36%) were not offered a place.
- 72% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%), while 6% 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
- 388 Slade Lane, Levenshulme, M19 2HT
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Manchester
- Pupils on roll
- 208 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 31.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding Inspected 25 January 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are extremely proud and happy to attend Cringle Brook Primary School.”
- “They thrive in the caring and supportive school community.”
- “From their arrival into the Reception Year, staff teach children to be polite and kind towards each other and to adults.”
To improve
- “In 2023, the proportion of Year 1 pupils meeting the expected standard in phonics was lower than the national average.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 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) | 72% | 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, 30 offers in total, 27 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.
- Acacias Community Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Birchfields Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Alma Park Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Mary's RC Primary School, Manchester, A Voluntary Academy 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Mauldeth Road Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Chapel Street Community Primary School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Bernard's RC Primary School Manchester 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Andrew's CofE Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published