Academy sponsor led · Manchester

Manchester Communication Primary Academy

4–11Ages
414Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140482URN

49 Parkstead Drive, Harpurhey, Manchester, M9 5QN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodOct 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

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

85 applications for 44 places · 101st of 125 in Manchester

Every year since 2015

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 GoodOct 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

Inspection history

22 March 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
10 October 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

1.9applications per place, Reception

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

85 applications · 44 places offered · 40 named it first

2026 1.9; Manchester median median 2.4
2025 2.2; Manchester median median 2.4
2024 1.9; Manchester median median 2.4
2023 1.8; Manchester median median 2.5
2022 1.7; Manchester median median 2.6
2021 1.6; Manchester median median 1.9
2020 1.5; Manchester median median 1.8
2019 1.8; Manchester median median 1.9
2018 1.7; Manchester median median 2.0
2017 1.5; Manchester median median 2.0
2016 1.9; Manchester median median 2.0
2015 1.4; Manchester median median 2.0

More applications per place than the Manchester median in 0 of 12 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	44	85	1.9	40	0.91
Sep 2025	32	71	2.2	32	1.00
Sep 2024	51	99	1.9	49	0.96
Sep 2023	56	102	1.8	53	0.95
Sep 2022	46	79	1.7	43	0.93
Sep 2021	48	78	1.6	47	0.98
Sep 2020	52	79	1.5	48	0.92
Sep 2019	54	95	1.8	52	0.96
Sep 2018	44	74	1.7	39	0.89
Sep 2017	47	71	1.5	42	0.89
Sep 2016	39	75	1.9	36	0.92
Sep 2015	22	31	1.4	16	0.73

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 82% · Maths 79% → 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 standard70%

Manchester 73% England 78%

Higher standard26%

Manchester 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard82%

Manchester 70% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Manchester 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Manchester 74% England 77%

Higher standard18%

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	65%	9%	103	103
2023/24	51%	0%	102	102
2022/23	49%	2%	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

Manchester Communication Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St Edmund's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
0.6 km · Manchester

Good2024

2.9applications per place
St Augustine's CofE Primary School
0.6 km · Manchester

Standards maintained2025

2.3applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Saviour CofE Primary School
0.7 km · Manchester

2026

2.3applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
St Malachy's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
0.8 km · Manchester

Remains Good2023
Oasis Academy Harpur Mount
0.9 km · Manchester

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Oasis Academy Temple
1.0 km · Manchester

Remains Good2022

2.2applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Irk Valley Community School
1.1 km · Manchester

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School
1.2 km · Manchester

Requires improvement2024

2.1applications per place 45%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140482 · 352/2024
Trust: Greater Manchester Academies Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 414 on roll
Free school meals: 69.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2014
Address: 49 Parkstead Drive, Harpurhey, Manchester, M9 5QN
Local authority: Manchester

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