Community school · Manchester

Button Lane Primary School

3–11Ages
385Pupils
PrimaryPhase
131938URN

Button Lane, Northern Moor, Manchester, M23 0ND · School website

This school is due to be replaced by Button Lane Primary School.

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.0per place

0.6 above Manchester median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Manchester

78 applications for 26 places · 28th of 125 in Manchester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

49%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 · 12 July 2023Ofsted'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

3.0applications per place, Reception

0.6 above Manchester median (2.4) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

78 applications · 26 places offered · 25 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 3.0; Manchester median median 2.4
2025 2.7; Manchester median median 2.4
2024 2.1; Manchester median median 2.4
2023 2.0; Manchester median median 2.5
2022 2.6; Manchester median median 2.6
2021 2.0; Manchester median median 1.9
2020 1.4; Manchester median median 1.8
2019 1.8; Manchester median median 1.9
2018 1.9; Manchester median median 2.0
2017 1.5; Manchester median median 2.0
2016 1.4; Manchester median median 2.0
2015 1.1; Manchester median median 2.0
2014 1.4; 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	26	78	3.0	25	0.96
Sep 2025	29	79	2.7	28	0.97
Sep 2024	41	85	2.1	39	0.95
Sep 2023	60	120	2.0	58	0.97
Sep 2022	29	75	2.6	29	1.00
Sep 2021	43	87	2.0	41	0.95
Sep 2020	59	81	1.4	55	0.93
Sep 2019	59	105	1.8	60	1.02
Sep 2018	59	110	1.9	54	0.92
Sep 2017	74	112	1.5	63	0.85
Sep 2016	65	91	1.4	40	0.62
Sep 2015	88	96	1.1	45	0.51
Sep 2014	59	82	1.4	48	0.81

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 57% · Writing 65% · Maths 65% → all three 49% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard49%92nd of 123 in Manchester

Manchester 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard57%

Manchester 73% England 78%

Higher standard20%

Manchester 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard65%

Manchester 70% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Manchester 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard65%

Manchester 74% England 77%

Higher standard20%

Manchester 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	49%	8%	102	103
2023/24	48%	1%	104	103
2022/23	48%	3%	103	102

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

Button Lane Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.0applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Rack House Primary School
0.6 km · Manchester

2025

2.1applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
St. Aidan's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
0.9 km · Manchester

Requires improvement2023

3.7applications per place
Lime Tree Primary Academy
0.9 km · Trafford

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.5applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Worthington Primary School
1.1 km · Trafford

Standards maintained2025

3.9applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
1.3 km · Trafford

Good2022

2.4applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Templemoor Infant and Nursery School
1.6 km · Trafford

Good2023

2.6applications per place
Sandilands Primary School
1.6 km · Manchester

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Anne's CofE Primary School
1.7 km · Trafford

Remains Good2024

3.0applications per place 66%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: 131938 · 352/2340
Capacity: 480 pupils · 385 on roll
Free school meals: 57.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 1999
Address: Button Lane, Northern Moor, Manchester, M23 0ND
Local authority: Manchester

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