Wilbraham 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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Wilbraham Primary School is a primary school in Manchester for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 15 September 2022. Manchester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Wilbraham 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
- 61% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 51.6% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Manchester.
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as at 105 of the 136 other Manchester primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 49 first-choice applications for 54 offers, 0.9 first choices per offer, the 18th lowest of 132 Manchester primary schools; every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 56% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and 5% 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
- Platt Lane, Fallowfield, Manchester, M14 7FB
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Council
- Manchester
- Pupils on roll
- 579 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 61% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 15 September 2022
Strengths
- “Wilbraham Primary School is a vibrant and diverse community.”
- “Pupils, regardless of their race, gender or culture, thrive at this happy and welcoming school.”
- “Pupils, including children in early years, behave well.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects, until recently, leaders did not think about the most important knowledge that pupils will learn clearly enough.”
- “This sometimes hinders pupils’ ability to make sense of new learning.”
- “Pupils do not learn as well in these subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 November 2022 (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) | 56% | 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: 49 first-preference applications, 54 offers in total, 49 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 Kentigern's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.3 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- The Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Primary School 0.3 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Claremont Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Heald Place Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Old Moat Primary School 0.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St James' CofE Primary School, Birch-in-Rusholme 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Webster Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Margaret's CofE Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published