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Crossacres Primary Academy

3–11Ages
704Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140709URN

Crossacres Road, Wythenshawe, Manchester, M22 5AD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

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

180 applications for 90 places · 95th of 125 in Manchester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%met the expected standard

Manchester 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 24 January 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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)

180 applications · 90 places offered · 93 named it first

2026 2.0; Manchester median median 2.4
2025 2.1; Manchester median median 2.4
2024 2.4; Manchester median median 2.4
2023 2.5; Manchester median median 2.5
2022 2.2; Manchester median median 2.6
2021 1.9; Manchester median median 1.9
2020 2.0; Manchester median median 1.8
2019 2.1; Manchester median median 1.9
2018 2.2; Manchester median median 2.0
2017 1.9; Manchester median median 2.0
2016 2.4; Manchester median median 2.0
2015 1.9; Manchester median median 2.0
2014 2.5; Manchester median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
Manchester median

Dashed bars: as Crossacres Primary School (URN 105410), Crossacres Infant School (URN 105411), the previous school.

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	90	180	2.0	93	1.03
Sep 2025	90	185	2.1	95	1.06
Sep 2024	87	205	2.4	120	1.38
Sep 2023	89	225	2.5	116	1.30
Sep 2022	90	196	2.2	107	1.19
Sep 2021	91	169	1.9	105	1.15
Sep 2020	90	180	2.0	117	1.30
Sep 2019	89	187	2.1	101	1.13
Sep 2018	90	197	2.2	100	1.11
Sep 2017	88	168	1.9	79	0.90
Sep 2016	87	206	2.4	86	0.99
Sep 2015	90	170	1.9	85	0.94
Sep 2014 *	60	148	2.5	76	1.27

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 68% · Writing 77% · Maths 78% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%37th of 123 in Manchester

Manchester 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard68%

Manchester 73% England 78%

Higher standard22%

Manchester 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Manchester 70% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Manchester 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Manchester 74% England 77%

Higher standard18%

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	67%	2%	104	105
2023/24	64%	8%	104	105
2022/23	70%	14%	107	106

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

Crossacres Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

2.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Peel Hall Primary Academy
0.6 km · Manchester

Special measures Inadequate2023

3.2applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School
0.8 km · Manchester

Good2024

3.2applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Gatley Primary School
0.8 km · Stockport

Outstanding2024

2.2applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Catholic Primary School
0.9 km · Manchester

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Lum Head Primary School
1.1 km · Stockport

Remains Good2024

4.9applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Haveley Hey Community School
1.1 km · Manchester

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.3applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
North Cheshire Jewish Primary School
1.6 km · Stockport

Good2024

1.2applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Prospect Vale Primary School
1.6 km · Stockport

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 65%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140709 · 352/2073
Trust: Crossacres Primary Academy
Capacity: 420 pupils · 704 on roll
Free school meals: 49.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2014
Replaced: Crossacres Primary School (URN 105410); Crossacres Infant School (URN 105411)
Address: Crossacres Road, Wythenshawe, Manchester, M22 5AD
Local authority: Manchester

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