Community school · Manchester

Rack House Primary School

2–11Ages
460Pupils
PrimaryPhase
105448URN

Yarmouth Drive, Northern Moor, Wythenshawe, Manchester, M23 0BT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Nov 2025

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.3 below Manchester median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Manchester

95 applications for 45 places · 88th of 125 in Manchester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

79%met the expected standard

Manchester 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 18 November 2025Published 26 January 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

18 November 2025
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 6 Expected standard
6 October 2021
Graded inspection: 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

2.1applications per place, Reception

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

95 applications · 45 places offered · 42 named it first

2026 2.1; Manchester median median 2.4
2025 2.4; Manchester median median 2.4
2024 2.2; Manchester median median 2.4
2023 2.3; Manchester median median 2.5
2022 2.1; Manchester median median 2.6
2021 1.8; Manchester median median 1.9
2020 1.5; Manchester median median 1.8
2019 1.8; Manchester median median 1.9
2018 1.7; Manchester median median 2.0
2017 1.8; Manchester median median 2.0
2016 1.4; Manchester median median 2.0
2015 1.4; Manchester median median 2.0
2014 1.2; 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	45	95	2.1	42	0.93
Sep 2025	38	91	2.4	37	0.97
Sep 2024	41	92	2.2	38	0.93
Sep 2023	50	117	2.3	48	0.96
Sep 2022	44	94	2.1	42	0.95
Sep 2021	51	91	1.8	47	0.92
Sep 2020	58	87	1.5	52	0.90
Sep 2019	47	83	1.8	38	0.81
Sep 2018	43	74	1.7	39	0.91
Sep 2017	36	64	1.8	30	0.83
Sep 2016	46	63	1.4	33	0.72
Sep 2015	54	77	1.4	31	0.57
Sep 2014	60	70	1.2	41	0.68

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 84% · Writing 82% · Maths 86% → all three 79% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard79%7th of 123 in Manchester

Manchester 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard84%

Manchester 73% England 78%

Higher standard41%

Manchester 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard82%

Manchester 70% England 75%

Greater depth18%

Manchester 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

Manchester 74% England 77%

Higher standard52%

Manchester 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (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	79%	16%	107	109
2023/24	81%	24%	107	108
2022/23	75%	8%	109	108

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

Rack House Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2025

2.1applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
St. Aidan's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
0.3 km · Manchester

Requires improvement2023

3.7applications per place
Button Lane Primary School
0.6 km · Manchester

Good2023

3.0applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Northenden Community School
1.4 km · Manchester

Standards maintained2024

2.8applications per place
Lime Tree Primary Academy
1.5 km · Trafford

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.5applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Worthington Primary School
1.5 km · Trafford

Standards maintained2025

3.9applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
1.7 km · Manchester

Remains Good2023

4.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Baguley Hall Primary School
1.7 km · Manchester

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Wilfrid's CofE Aided Primary School Northenden
1.7 km · Manchester

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 43%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 105448 · 352/2232
Capacity: 510 pupils · 460 on roll
Free school meals: 49.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Yarmouth Drive, Northern Moor, Wythenshawe, Manchester, M23 0BT
Local authority: Manchester

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