Community school · Manchester

Broad Oak Primary School

3–11Ages
266Pupils
PrimaryPhase
105467URN

Broad Oak Lane, East Didsbury, Manchester, M20 5QB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

0.4 above Manchester median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Manchester

59 applications for 21 places · 39th of 125 in Manchester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

74%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 · 21 May 2024Ofsted'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

2.8applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Manchester median (2.4) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

59 applications · 21 places offered · 20 named it first

2026 2.8; Manchester median median 2.4
2025 2.7; Manchester median median 2.4
2024 2.5; Manchester median median 2.4
2023 2.5; Manchester median median 2.5
2022 2.6; Manchester median median 2.6
2021 2.2; Manchester median median 1.9
2020 2.2; Manchester median median 1.8
2019 1.8; Manchester median median 1.9
2018 2.0; Manchester median median 2.0
2017 1.3; Manchester median median 2.0
2016 1.5; Manchester median median 2.0
2015 1.6; Manchester median median 2.0
2014 1.3; 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	21	59	2.8	20	0.95
Sep 2025	23	62	2.7	23	1.00
Sep 2024	21	53	2.5	20	0.95
Sep 2023	24	59	2.5	23	0.96
Sep 2022	34	89	2.6	31	0.91
Sep 2021	39	86	2.2	39	1.00
Sep 2020	37	83	2.2	31	0.84
Sep 2019	52	93	1.8	47	0.90
Sep 2018	46	94	2.0	43	0.93
Sep 2017	81	103	1.3	44	0.54
Sep 2016	62	94	1.5	39	0.63
Sep 2015	52	83	1.6	39	0.75
Sep 2014	90	120	1.3	44	0.49

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 81% · Maths 81% → all three 74% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard74%18th of 123 in Manchester

Manchester 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Manchester 73% England 78%

Higher standard36%

Manchester 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard81%

Manchester 70% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Manchester 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Manchester 74% England 77%

Higher standard14%

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	74%	5%	107	104
2023/24	60%	8%	107	105
2022/23	38%	4%	104	104

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

Broad Oak Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.8applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Cheadle Village Primary School
1.3 km · Stockport

Remains Good2023

4.2applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Didsbury CofE Primary School
1.4 km · Manchester

Good2022

6.1applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
St Catherine's RC Primary School
1.5 km · Manchester

Good2023

2.6applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Beaver Road Primary School
1.6 km · Manchester

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Gatley Primary School
1.7 km · Stockport

Outstanding2024

2.2applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
St Wilfrid's CofE Aided Primary School Northenden
1.9 km · Manchester

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
St John's Church of England Primary School
1.9 km · Stockport

2025

4.8applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Didsbury Road Primary School
2.0 km · Stockport

Good2024

3.9applications per place 82%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: 105467 · 352/2298
Capacity: 280 pupils · 266 on roll
Free school meals: 31.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Broad Oak Lane, East Didsbury, Manchester, M20 5QB
Local authority: Manchester

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