Crossacres Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Manchester
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.329 miles
Published by Manchester City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Crossacres Primary Academy is a primary school in Manchester for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 24 January 2023. Manchester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Crossacres 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 | 1.329 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place for 2026 lived 1.329 miles away, the longest of 13 Manchester primary schools with a published last distance.
- For those 13 schools the middle Reception last distance for 2026 was 0.51 miles, and 106 other schools offered every applicant a place.
- For 2026 Reception entry there were 93 first-choice applications for 90 offers; 87 offers went to first-choice families, and 6 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 2% 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
- Crossacres Road, Wythenshawe, Manchester, M22 5AD
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Council
- Manchester
- Pupils on roll
- 704 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 49.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 24 January 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils strive to meet leaders’ high expectations of their achievement and behaviour.”
- “Pupils aspire to become the ‘best people that they can be’.”
- “They glow with pride when they receive badges in recognition of their efforts.”
To improve
- “This hampered some children’s early vocabulary development.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 March 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) | 67% | 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: 93 first-preference applications, 90 offers in total, 87 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.
- Peel Hall Primary Academy 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Haveley Hey Community School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Anthony's Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- The Willows Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Benchill Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ringway Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published