Voluntary aided school · Manchester

Christ The King RC Primary School Manchester

3–11Ages
387Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
105514URN

Culcheth Lane, Newton Heath, Manchester, M40 1LU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodSep 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

close to Manchester median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Manchester

79 applications for 34 places · 72nd of 125 in Manchester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

64%met the expected standard

Manchester 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodSep 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2023

Inspection history

9 February 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
12 September 2017
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

2.3applications per place, Reception

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

79 applications · 34 places offered · 34 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.3; Manchester median median 2.4
2025 2.1; Manchester median median 2.4
2024 1.9; Manchester median median 2.4
2023 2.1; Manchester median median 2.5
2022 2.1; Manchester median median 2.6
2021 1.8; Manchester median median 1.9
2020 1.9; Manchester median median 1.8
2019 1.7; Manchester median median 1.9
2018 1.7; Manchester median median 2.0
2017 1.9; Manchester median median 2.0
2016 1.8; Manchester median median 2.0
2015 2.0; Manchester median median 2.0
2014 1.9; Manchester median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Manchester median in 1 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	34	79	2.3	34	1.00
Sep 2025	43	91	2.1	41	0.95
Sep 2024	44	84	1.9	44	1.00
Sep 2023	46	96	2.1	46	1.00
Sep 2022	38	80	2.1	37	0.97
Sep 2021	33	58	1.8	33	1.00
Sep 2020	59	109	1.9	68	1.15
Sep 2019	56	93	1.7	55	0.98
Sep 2018	54	94	1.7	55	1.02
Sep 2017	60	116	1.9	66	1.10
Sep 2016	59	105	1.8	57	0.97
Sep 2015	60	121	2.0	72	1.20
Sep 2014	60	111	1.9	60	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 73% · Maths 80% → all three 64% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard64%48th of 123 in Manchester

Manchester 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard81%

Manchester 73% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Manchester 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Manchester 70% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Manchester 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Manchester 74% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Manchester 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	64%	3%	105	105
2023/24	51%	4%	101	101
2022/23	64%	5%	105	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

Christ The King RC Primary School ManchesterThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
All Saints C of E Primary School
0.2 km · Manchester

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Wilfrid's CofE Junior and Infant School
0.3 km · Manchester

Good2023

2.2applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Briscoe Lane Academy
0.6 km · Manchester

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St Willibrord's RC Primary School
1.0 km · Manchester

Remains Good2022

2.6applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Co-op Academy Broadhurst
1.1 km · Manchester

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
South Failsworth Community Primary School
1.2 km · Oldham

Good2024

1.8applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Propps Hall Junior Infant and Nursery School
1.4 km · Oldham

Graded · no overall grade2024

4.0applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.4 km · Oldham

Remains Good · improving2023

1.8applications per place

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 105514 · 352/3402
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 480 pupils · 387 on roll
Free school meals: 57.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Culcheth Lane, Newton Heath, Manchester, M40 1LU
Local authority: Manchester

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