Gorton Primary School
Primary · Free schools · Ages 3–11 · Manchester
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.524 miles
Published by Manchester City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Gorton Primary School is a primary school in Manchester for ages 3–11 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 17 January 2023. Manchester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Gorton 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 | 0.524 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 in 2026 lived 0.524 miles away, 6th longest of 13 Manchester primary schools with a published last distance; the middle was 0.51 miles.
- Reception 2026 had 64 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 59 offers went to first-choice families, and 5 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- There are 18.2 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 22.1 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Manchester.
- In 2024/25, 41% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and 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
- Mount Road, Gorton, Manchester, M18 7GR
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Council
- Manchester
- Pupils on roll
- 446 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 56.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 17 January 2023
Strengths
- “Leaders and staff make sure that the school is a place where all pupils feel part of a friendly community.”
- “Pupils told inspectors that everyone is made to feel welcome, regardless of their differences.”
- “Pupils new to the school make friends quickly.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, leaders do not ensure that teachers check how well pupils have remembered and understood previous learning.”
- “New topics and concepts are sometimes introduced too early for some pupils.”
- “Consequently, these pupils do not build up their knowledge as well as they should.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 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) | 41% | 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: 64 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 59 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 Richard's RC Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Crowcroft Park Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Sacred Heart RC Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Rushbrook Primary Academy 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Old Hall Drive Academy 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Chapel Street Community Primary School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Stanley Grove Primary Academy 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Agnes C of E Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published