Oasis Academy Temple
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Manchester
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.445 miles
Published by Manchester City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Oasis Academy Temple 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.
Oasis Academy Temple 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 | 0.445 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 0.445 miles away, the 4th shortest of the 13 Manchester primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- There were 57 first-choice applications for 60 Reception 2026 offers; 53 offers went to first-choice families and 4 first-choice families (7%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 55% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 1% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- There are 26.7 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 19.4 across 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
- Smedley Lane, Cheetham, Temple Primary School, Manchester, M8 8SA
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Council
- Manchester
- Pupils on roll
- 628 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 62.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 26.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 15 September 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils told inspectors that that they feel safe at Oasis Academy Temple.”
- “They said that adults look after them well, such as when they are enjoying themselves on the playground.”
- “Pupils explained that they trust their teachers to help them if they have any worries.”
To improve
- “In a minority of subjects, pupils do not gain the knowledge that they need securely enough.”
- “This is because leaders have not carefully considered what order pupils need to learn subject content in.”
- “Leaders do not ensure that teachers deliver this content in a way that enables pupils to remember it well.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 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) | 55% | 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: 57 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 53 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.
- The Olive School, Manchester 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Chad's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.3 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- St Malachy's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Saviour CofE Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Cheetham CofE Community Academy 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Manchester Communication Primary Academy 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Unity Community Primary 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Anne's RC Primary School Crumpsall Manchester 0.7 mi Good Last distance published