Community school · Manchester

Moston Lane Community Primary School

3–11Ages
456Pupils
PrimaryPhase
105428URN

Moston Lane, Moston, Manchester, M9 4HH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

close to Manchester median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Manchester

129 applications for 49 places · 45th of 125 in Manchester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

59%met the expected standard

Manchester 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 28 September 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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

2.6applications per place, Reception

close to Manchester median (2.4) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

129 applications · 49 places offered · 49 named it first

2026 2.6; Manchester median median 2.4
2025 2.2; Manchester median median 2.4
2024 3.3; Manchester median median 2.4
2023 2.8; Manchester median median 2.5
2022 3.0; Manchester median median 2.6
2021 2.2; Manchester median median 1.9
2020 1.8; Manchester median median 1.8
2019 1.8; Manchester median median 1.9
2018 2.2; Manchester median median 2.0
2017 1.8; Manchester median median 2.0
2016 2.2; Manchester median median 2.0
2015 2.3; Manchester median median 2.0
2014 2.0; 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	49	129	2.6	49	1.00
Sep 2025	57	125	2.2	56	0.98
Sep 2024	34	113	3.3	34	1.00
Sep 2023	49	136	2.8	49	1.00
Sep 2022	40	120	3.0	38	0.95
Sep 2021	43	94	2.2	40	0.93
Sep 2020	60	108	1.8	59	0.98
Sep 2019	57	103	1.8	53	0.93
Sep 2018	60	130	2.2	66	1.10
Sep 2017	59	106	1.8	53	0.90
Sep 2016	53	118	2.2	51	0.96
Sep 2015	60	138	2.3	57	0.95
Sep 2014	55	111	2.0	54	0.98

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 66% · Maths 75% → all three 59% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard59%63rd of 123 in Manchester

Manchester 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard69%

Manchester 73% England 78%

Higher standard20%

Manchester 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard66%

Manchester 70% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Manchester 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

Manchester 74% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Manchester 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	59%	3%	103	103
2023/24	47%	3%	103	104
2022/23	48%	0%	102	103

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 Lane Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.6applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Lily Lane Primary School
0.5 km · Manchester

Requires significant improvement 2026

2.0applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School
0.5 km · Manchester

Requires improvement2024

2.1applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
0.7 km · Manchester

Remains Good2020

2.7applications per place
Moston Fields Primary School
0.9 km · Manchester

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.3applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.0 km · Manchester

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Oasis Academy Harpur Mount
1.1 km · Manchester

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
St Edmund's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.2 km · Manchester

Good2024

2.9applications per place
Irk Valley Community School
1.4 km · Manchester

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 46%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: 105428 · 352/2165
Capacity: 480 pupils · 456 on roll
Free school meals: 57.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Moston Lane, Moston, Manchester, M9 4HH
Local authority: Manchester

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