Crosslee Community 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
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Crosslee Community 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.
Crosslee Community 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 applicant for Reception 2026 was offered a place, as at 105 of the 136 other Manchester primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- In 2024/25, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 2% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- There were 30 first-choice applications for 33 Reception offers in 2026, against a published admission number of 60; every first-choice family was offered a place.
- Free school meal eligibility is 61.1% and pupils per teacher 18.1, against middle figures of 52.3% and 22 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
- Crosslee Road, Blackley, Manchester, M9 6TG
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Council
- Manchester
- Pupils on roll
- 373 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 61.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 19 May 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to school.”
- “They develop a firm sense of belonging.”
- “This includes new pupils, who settle in quickly and feel welcomed.”
To improve
- “Even so, over time, they have not achieved as well as they should.”
- “They are not as well prepared as they could be for their next steps.”
- “It is too early to see the full impact of leaders’ many improvements.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 July 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) | 50% | 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: 30 first-preference applications, 33 offers in total, 30 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 John Bosco RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Charlestown Community Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- E-ACT Blackley Academy 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Moston Fields Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Moston Lane Community Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- St Clare's RC Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published