Community school · Manchester

Moston Fields Primary School

3–11Ages
398Pupils
PrimaryPhase
105427URN

Brookside Road, Moston, Manchester, M40 9GJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

close to Manchester median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Manchester

89 applications for 38 places · 67th of 125 in Manchester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

40%met the expected standard

Manchester 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 24 September 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision		Requires improvement

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.3applications per place, Reception

close to Manchester median (2.4) close to England median (2.2)

89 applications · 38 places offered · 38 named it first

2026 2.3; Manchester median median 2.4
2025 2.7; Manchester median median 2.4
2024 2.7; Manchester median median 2.4
2023 2.2; Manchester median median 2.5
2022 3.1; Manchester median median 2.6
2021 1.6; Manchester median median 1.9
2020 1.6; Manchester median median 1.8
2019 1.4; Manchester median median 1.9
2018 1.6; Manchester median median 2.0
2017 1.6; Manchester median median 2.0
2016 2.0; Manchester median median 2.0
2015 1.6; Manchester median median 2.0
2014 1.9; Manchester median median 1.9

This school
Manchester median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	38	89	2.3	38	1.00
Sep 2025	31	85	2.7	27	0.87
Sep 2024	31	84	2.7	29	0.94
Sep 2023	41	91	2.2	38	0.93
Sep 2022	31	95	3.1	29	0.94
Sep 2021	37	58	1.6	33	0.89
Sep 2020	30	48	1.6	21	0.70
Sep 2019	44	62	1.4	35	0.80
Sep 2018	37	59	1.6	34	0.92
Sep 2017	26	42	1.6	24	0.92
Sep 2016	38	75	2.0	34	0.89
Sep 2015	48	76	1.6	35	0.73
Sep 2014	36	69	1.9	34	0.94

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 53% · Maths 70% → all three 40% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard40%115th of 123 in Manchester

Manchester 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

Manchester 73% England 78%

Higher standard19%

Manchester 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard53%

Manchester 70% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Manchester 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Manchester 74% England 77%

Higher standard21%

Manchester 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Manchester median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	40%	0%	103	104
2023/24	34%	0%	103	99
2022/23	25%	0%	102	98

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Moston Fields Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.3applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
0.7 km · Manchester

Remains Good2020

2.7applications per place
St Mary's CofE Primary School Moston
0.8 km · Manchester

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
Lily Lane Primary School
0.8 km · Manchester

Requires significant improvement 2026

2.0applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Moston Lane Community Primary School
0.9 km · Manchester

Good2022

2.6applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Charlestown Community Primary School
0.9 km · Manchester

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Co-op Academy Broadhurst
1.2 km · Manchester

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St John Bosco RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.2 km · Manchester

Requires improvement2024

3.2applications per place
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School
1.3 km · Manchester

Requires improvement2024

2.1applications per place 45%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 105427 · 352/2164
Capacity: 455 pupils · 398 on roll
Free school meals: 52.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Brookside Road, Moston, Manchester, M40 9GJ
Local authority: Manchester

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources