Voluntary controlled school · Manchester

Holy Trinity CofE Primary School

3–11Ages
457Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
105488URN

Capstan Street, Blackley, Manchester, M9 4DU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2024 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

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

101 applications for 48 places · 89th 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

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 2 July 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
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

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)

101 applications · 48 places offered · 47 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.1; Manchester median median 2.4
2025 2.6; Manchester median median 2.4
2024 2.1; Manchester median median 2.4
2023 2.5; Manchester median median 2.5
2022 2.2; Manchester median median 2.6
2021 1.6; Manchester median median 1.9
2020 1.8; Manchester median median 1.8
2019 2.1; Manchester median median 1.9
2018 1.9; Manchester median median 2.0
2017 1.7; Manchester median median 2.0
2016 2.1; Manchester median median 2.0
2015 1.9; Manchester median median 2.0
2014 2.1; 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	48	101	2.1	47	0.98
Sep 2025	50	129	2.6	50	1.00
Sep 2024	58	122	2.1	58	1.00
Sep 2023	60	150	2.5	67	1.12
Sep 2022	58	128	2.2	65	1.12
Sep 2021	59	93	1.6	60	1.02
Sep 2020	60	110	1.8	66	1.10
Sep 2019	58	122	2.1	69	1.19
Sep 2018	51	97	1.9	43	0.84
Sep 2017	53	92	1.7	42	0.79
Sep 2016	47	100	2.1	45	0.96
Sep 2015	49	91	1.9	40	0.82
Sep 2014	42	86	2.1	36	0.86

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 66% · Writing 48% · Maths 64% → 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 standard66%

Manchester 73% England 78%

Higher standard34%

Manchester 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard48%

Manchester 70% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Manchester 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard64%

Manchester 74% England 77%

Higher standard21%

Manchester 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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%	0%	103	102
2023/24	39%	2%	103	101
2022/23	42%	2%	101	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

Holy Trinity CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2024

2.1applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Moston Lane Community Primary School
0.5 km · Manchester

Good2022

2.6applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Oasis Academy Harpur Mount
0.6 km · Manchester

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
0.7 km · Manchester

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Lily Lane Primary School
0.9 km · Manchester

Requires significant improvement 2026

2.0applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Irk Valley Community School
0.9 km · Manchester

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.2 km · Manchester

Remains Good2020

2.7applications per place
St Edmund's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.2 km · Manchester

Good2024

2.9applications per place
Manchester Communication Primary Academy
1.2 km · Manchester

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 65%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: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 105488 · 352/3005
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 472 pupils · 457 on roll
Free school meals: 56.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Capstan Street, Blackley, Manchester, M9 4DU
Local authority: Manchester

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