Academy sponsor led · Manchester

E-ACT Blackley Academy

3–11Ages
441Pupils
PrimaryPhase
137689URN

Victoria Avenue, Blackley, Manchester, M9 0RD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.5 below Manchester median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Manchester

77 applications for 40 places · 101st of 125 in Manchester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

62%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 March 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
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

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Manchester median (2.4) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

77 applications · 40 places offered · 38 named it first

2026 1.9; Manchester median median 2.4
2025 2.1; Manchester median median 2.4
2024 1.8; Manchester median median 2.4
2023 1.8; Manchester median median 2.5
2022 2.1; Manchester median median 2.6
2021 1.6; Manchester median median 1.9
2020 1.5; Manchester median median 1.8
2019 1.5; Manchester median median 1.9
2018 1.6; Manchester median median 2.0
2017 1.6; Manchester median median 2.0
2016 1.7; Manchester median median 2.0
2015 1.6; Manchester median median 2.0
2014 1.6; 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	40	77	1.9	38	0.95
Sep 2025	36	75	2.1	35	0.97
Sep 2024	40	73	1.8	39	0.98
Sep 2023	52	95	1.8	49	0.94
Sep 2022	44	93	2.1	43	0.98
Sep 2021	44	69	1.6	41	0.93
Sep 2020	49	75	1.5	47	0.96
Sep 2019	60	90	1.5	57	0.95
Sep 2018	45	71	1.6	41	0.91
Sep 2017	59	96	1.6	53	0.90
Sep 2016	58	100	1.7	49	0.84
Sep 2015	59	95	1.6	46	0.78
Sep 2014	49	77	1.6	42	0.86

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 64% · Writing 75% · Maths 71% → all three 62% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard62%53rd of 123 in Manchester

Manchester 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard64%

Manchester 73% England 78%

Higher standard24%

Manchester 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Manchester 70% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Manchester 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Manchester 74% England 77%

Higher standard24%

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	62%	7%	102	103
2023/24	62%	0%	102	101
2022/23	58%	3%	101	101

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

E-ACT Blackley AcademyThis school
This school

Good2024

1.9applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St Clare's RC Primary School
0.6 km · Manchester

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Crab Lane Primary School
1.2 km · Manchester

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Crosslee Community Primary School
1.3 km · Manchester

Special measures 2026

1.7applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Pike Fold Primary School
1.3 km · Manchester

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Alkrington
1.3 km · Rochdale

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.3applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St John Bosco RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.4 km · Manchester

Requires improvement2024

3.2applications per place
Alkrington Primary School
1.5 km · Rochdale

Remains Good2023

3.5applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.5 km · Manchester

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 77%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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 137689 · 352/2005
Trust: E-Act
Capacity: 480 pupils · 441 on roll
Free school meals: 62.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2012
Replaced: Victoria Avenue Community Primary School (URN 105460)
Address: Victoria Avenue, Blackley, Manchester, M9 0RD
Local authority: Manchester

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