Lily Lane Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · 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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Lily Lane Primary School is a primary school in Manchester for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Manchester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Lily Lane 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
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026; there were 55 first-choice applications for 56 offers, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 44% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 4% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- There are 19.8 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 21.3 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Manchester.
- The share of pupils eligible for free school meals is 63.9%; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Manchester is 56.7%.
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
- 74 Kenyon Lane, Moston, Manchester, M40 9JP
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Council
- Manchester
- Pupils on roll
- 598 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 63.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 4 February 2026
Strengths
- “Most pupils feel included in school life.”
- “They enjoy taking part in wider opportunities such as sports clubs, art and choir sessions, science and reading clubs.”
- “Many pupils spoke with enthusiasm about a singing performance and a debating competition with other local schools.”
To improve
- “Pupils’ achievement is weak, with most pupils being ill-prepared for the next stage of their learning.”
- “Most pupils have significant gaps in reading, writing and mathematics, and they struggle to recall knowledge taught in other subjects.”
- “These gaps go unchecked and are not addressed quickly enough.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 June 2026 (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) | 44% | 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: 55 first-preference applications, 56 offers in total, 55 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 Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Moston Lane Community Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Moston Fields Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School 0.6 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- St Edmund's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Co-op Academy Broadhurst 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Mary's CofE Primary School Moston 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Oasis Academy Harpur Mount 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published