Academy converter · Manchester

Briscoe Lane Academy

3–11Ages
592Pupils
PrimaryPhase
138653URN

Briscoe Lane, Newton Heath, Manchester, M40 2TB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodSep 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.4 below Manchester median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Manchester

81 applications for 40 places · 93rd of 125 in Manchester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

61%met the expected standard

Manchester 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodSep 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2024

Inspection history

14 February 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
16 September 2014
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

2.0applications per place, Reception

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

81 applications · 40 places offered · 40 named it first

2026 2.0; Manchester median median 2.4
2025 1.6; Manchester median median 2.4
2024 1.6; Manchester median median 2.4
2023 1.8; Manchester median median 2.5
2022 1.5; Manchester median median 2.6
2021 1.5; Manchester median median 1.9
2020 1.3; Manchester median median 1.8
2019 1.3; Manchester median median 1.9
2018 1.5; Manchester median median 2.0
2017 1.2; Manchester median median 2.0
2016 1.3; Manchester median median 2.0
2015 1.2; Manchester median median 2.0
2014 1.2; 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	81	2.0	40	1.00
Sep 2025	55	90	1.6	52	0.95
Sep 2024	65	103	1.6	64	0.98
Sep 2023	65	116	1.8	64	0.98
Sep 2022	52	80	1.5	48	0.92
Sep 2021	53	80	1.5	52	0.98
Sep 2020	67	88	1.3	59	0.88
Sep 2019	76	95	1.3	69	0.91
Sep 2018	57	84	1.5	53	0.93
Sep 2017	76	90	1.2	61	0.80
Sep 2016	63	84	1.3	57	0.90
Sep 2015	67	78	1.2	54	0.81
Sep 2014	58	70	1.2	50	0.86

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 66% · Maths 67% → all three 61% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard61%56th of 123 in Manchester

Manchester 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

Manchester 73% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Manchester 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard66%

Manchester 70% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Manchester 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Manchester 74% England 77%

Higher standard21%

Manchester 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

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Manchester median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	61%	8%	104	101
2023/24	66%	10%	104	104
2022/23	61%	6%	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

Briscoe Lane AcademyThis school
This school

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Christ The King RC Primary School Manchester
0.6 km · Manchester

Remains Good2023

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

Remains Good2023

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

Good2023

2.2applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Willibrord's RC Primary School
1.1 km · Manchester

Remains Good2022

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

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Ravensbury Community School
1.3 km · Manchester

Requires significant improvement 2026

1.7applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.5 km · Manchester

Remains Good2020

2.7applications per place
St Edmund's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.6 km · Manchester

Good2024

2.9applications per place

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

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 138653 · 352/2040
Trust: Wise Owl Trust
Capacity: 708 pupils · 592 on roll
Free school meals: 70.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2012
Replaced: Briscoe Lane Primary School (URN 105398); Briscoe Lane Infants' School (URN 105399)
Address: Briscoe Lane, Newton Heath, Manchester, M40 2TB
Local authority: Manchester

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