Voluntary controlled school · Manchester

Armitage CofE Primary School

2–11Ages
490Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
105502URN

Rostron Avenue, Ardwick, Manchester, M12 5NP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded OutstandingMar 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Oct 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.7 below Manchester median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Manchester

102 applications for 59 places · 116th of 125 in Manchester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%met the expected standard

Manchester 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded OutstandingMar 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Oct 2024

Inspection history

9 October 2024
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
21 March 2019
Graded inspection: Outstanding

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

1.7applications per place, Reception

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

102 applications · 59 places offered · 65 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.7; Manchester median median 2.4
2025 1.9; Manchester median median 2.4
2024 2.0; Manchester median median 2.4
2023 2.1; Manchester median median 2.5
2022 2.4; Manchester median median 2.6
2021 1.7; Manchester median median 1.9
2020 1.8; Manchester median median 1.8
2019 1.3; Manchester median median 1.9
2018 1.7; Manchester median median 2.0
2017 1.3; Manchester median median 2.0
2016 1.3; Manchester median median 2.0
2015 1.4; Manchester median median 2.0
2014 1.5; 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	59	102	1.7	65	1.10
Sep 2025	59	114	1.9	63	1.07
Sep 2024	60	120	2.0	70	1.17
Sep 2023	58	124	2.1	67	1.16
Sep 2022	59	139	2.4	65	1.10
Sep 2021	60	99	1.7	63	1.05
Sep 2020	60	108	1.8	70	1.17
Sep 2019	60	80	1.3	51	0.85
Sep 2018	48	81	1.7	46	0.96
Sep 2017	60	80	1.3	45	0.75
Sep 2016	48	62	1.3	39	0.81
Sep 2015	53	74	1.4	40	0.75
Sep 2014	32	48	1.5	29	0.91

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 61% · Maths 80% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%70th of 123 in Manchester

Manchester 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Manchester 73% England 78%

Higher standard39%

Manchester 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard61%

Manchester 70% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Manchester 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Manchester 74% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Manchester 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	57%	7%	107	107
2023/24	61%	5%	105	103
2022/23	54%	8%	104	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

Armitage CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2024

1.7applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Luke's CofE Primary School
0.5 km · Manchester

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Plymouth Grove Primary School
0.8 km · Manchester

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's RC Primary School Manchester
0.9 km · Manchester

Standards maintained2024

3.8applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
All Saints Primary School
1.0 km · Manchester

Good2022

2.9applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
St John's CofE Primary School
1.1 km · Manchester

Standards maintained2025

2.5applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St Chrysostom's CofE Primary School
1.1 km · Manchester

2025

1.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Ashbury Meadow Primary School
1.1 km · Manchester

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
St Francis RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
1.2 km · Manchester

Special measures Inadequate2023

2.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 105502 · 352/3043
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 500 pupils · 490 on roll
Free school meals: 48.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Rostron Avenue, Ardwick, Manchester, M12 5NP
Local authority: Manchester

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