Community school · Manchester

New Moston Primary School

3–11Ages
487Pupils
PrimaryPhase
105432URN

Moston Lane East, New Moston, Manchester, M40 3QJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 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

1.9per place

0.5 below Manchester median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Manchester

73 applications for 38 places · 104th of 125 in Manchester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

45%met the expected standard

Manchester 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 26 November 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	Good

Inspection history

26 November 2024
Graded inspection, no overall grade
9 February 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Manchester median (2.4) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

73 applications · 38 places offered · 30 named it first

2026 1.9; Manchester median median 2.4
2025 1.9; Manchester median median 2.4
2024 1.8; Manchester median median 2.4
2023 1.6; Manchester median median 2.5
2022 1.6; Manchester median median 2.6
2021 1.2; Manchester median median 1.9
2020 1.3; Manchester median median 1.8
2019 1.4; Manchester median median 1.9
2018 1.6; Manchester median median 2.0
2017 1.3; Manchester median median 2.0
2016 1.5; Manchester median median 2.0
2015 1.4; Manchester median median 2.0
2014 1.4; Manchester median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Manchester median in 0 of 13 years.

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	73	1.9	30	0.79
Sep 2025	39	72	1.9	33	0.85
Sep 2024	47	83	1.8	41	0.87
Sep 2023	53	87	1.6	51	0.96
Sep 2022	57	89	1.6	48	0.84
Sep 2021	66	78	1.2	60	0.91
Sep 2020	71	95	1.3	68	0.96
Sep 2019	75	102	1.4	69	0.92
Sep 2018	60	93	1.6	46	0.77
Sep 2017	65	85	1.3	57	0.88
Sep 2016	61	89	1.5	54	0.89
Sep 2015	72	98	1.4	61	0.85
Sep 2014	67	92	1.4	58	0.87

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 57% · Writing 57% · Maths 73% → all three 45% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard45%103rd of 123 in Manchester

Manchester 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard57%

Manchester 73% England 78%

Higher standard20%

Manchester 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard57%

Manchester 70% England 75%

Greater depth1%

Manchester 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Manchester 74% England 77%

Higher standard16%

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	45%	1%	103	103
2023/24	40%	0%	104	101
2022/23	39%	0%	102	100

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

New Moston Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Whitegate End Primary and Nursery School
0.6 km · Oldham

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
0.9 km · Manchester

Good2024

1.8applications per place
St Mary's CofE Primary School Moston
1.0 km · Manchester

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
Mather Street Primary School
1.1 km · Oldham

2026

1.7applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Higher Failsworth Primary School
1.2 km · Oldham

Good2024

2.2applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Yew Tree Community School
1.3 km · Oldham

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St John's Church of England Primary School
1.5 km · Oldham

Good2023

2.7applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Propps Hall Junior Infant and Nursery School
1.6 km · Oldham

Graded · no overall grade2024

4.0applications per place 79%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: 105432 · 352/2184
Capacity: 590 pupils · 487 on roll
Free school meals: 41.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Replaced: New Moston Infant School (URN 105433)
Address: Moston Lane East, New Moston, Manchester, M40 3QJ
Local authority: Manchester

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