Voluntary controlled school · Manchester

St John's CofE Primary School

3–11Ages
455Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
105504URN

Clarence Road, Longsight, Manchester, M13 0YE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJan 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Feb 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

close to Manchester median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Manchester

84 applications for 34 places · 56th of 125 in Manchester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

65%met the expected standard

Manchester 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJan 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Feb 2025

The graded inspection, 28 January 2020Ofsted'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

Inspection history

5 February 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
28 January 2020
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

2.5applications per place, Reception

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

84 applications · 34 places offered · 34 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.5; Manchester median median 2.4
2025 2.2; Manchester median median 2.4
2024 2.2; Manchester median median 2.4
2023 2.4; Manchester median median 2.5
2022 2.3; Manchester median median 2.6
2021 1.5; Manchester median median 1.9
2020 1.8; Manchester median median 1.8
2019 1.5; Manchester median median 1.9
2018 1.6; Manchester median median 2.0
2017 2.0; Manchester median median 2.0
2016 2.3; Manchester median median 2.0
2015 3.2; Manchester median median 2.0
2014 2.2; 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	34	84	2.5	34	1.00
Sep 2025	52	115	2.2	51	0.98
Sep 2024	59	132	2.2	55	0.93
Sep 2023	51	121	2.4	51	1.00
Sep 2022	52	121	2.3	51	0.98
Sep 2021	59	89	1.5	59	1.00
Sep 2020	59	103	1.8	62	1.05
Sep 2019	59	88	1.5	53	0.90
Sep 2018	59	93	1.6	57	0.97
Sep 2017	60	118	2.0	54	0.90
Sep 2016	58	134	2.3	61	1.05
Sep 2015	45	142	3.2	58	1.29
Sep 2014	60	131	2.2	56	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 77% · Maths 83% → all three 65% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard65%44th of 123 in Manchester

Manchester 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Manchester 73% England 78%

Higher standard25%

Manchester 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Manchester 70% England 75%

Greater depth5%

Manchester 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Manchester 74% England 77%

Higher standard13%

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	65%	3%	104	104
2023/24	67%	0%	105	106
2022/23	52%	0%	104	105

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

St John's CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

2.5applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's RC Primary School Manchester
0.3 km · Manchester

Standards maintained2024

3.8applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Plymouth Grove Primary School
0.5 km · Manchester

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St Agnes C of E Primary School
0.6 km · Manchester

Good2022

2.7applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Stanley Grove Primary Academy
0.6 km · Manchester

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Luke's CofE Primary School
0.7 km · Manchester

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Longsight Community Primary
0.8 km · Manchester

Standards maintained2024

3.6applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
St Chrysostom's CofE Primary School
1.0 km · Manchester

2025

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

Standards maintained2024

1.7applications per place 57%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: 105504 · 352/3045
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 465 pupils · 455 on roll
Free school meals: 49.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Clarence Road, Longsight, Manchester, M13 0YE
Local authority: Manchester

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