Academy converter · Manchester

Chorlton Park Primary

3–11Ages
683Pupils
PrimaryPhase
142343URN

Barlow Moor Road, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Manchester, M21 7HH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

close to Manchester median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Manchester

216 applications for 87 places · 54th 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 · 4 June 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	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

2.5applications per place, Reception

close to Manchester median (2.4) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

216 applications · 87 places offered · 82 named it first

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

2026 2.5; Manchester median median 2.4
2025 2.8; Manchester median median 2.4
2024 2.7; Manchester median median 2.4
2023 2.8; Manchester median median 2.5
2022 2.4; Manchester median median 2.6
2021 2.3; Manchester median median 1.9
2020 2.5; Manchester median median 1.8
2019 2.2; Manchester median median 1.9
2018 2.5; Manchester median median 2.0
2017 2.9; Manchester median median 2.0
2016 3.1; Manchester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 2.9; Manchester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 3.0; Manchester median median 1.9; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Manchester median in 9 of 10 years.

This school
Manchester median

Dashed bars: as Chorlton Park Primary School (URN 131620), 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	87	216	2.5	82	0.94
Sep 2025	77	219	2.8	76	0.99
Sep 2024	79	215	2.7	78	0.99
Sep 2023	82	226	2.8	74	0.90
Sep 2022	88	209	2.4	86	0.98
Sep 2021	79	183	2.3	74	0.94
Sep 2020	90	223	2.5	97	1.08
Sep 2019	90	202	2.2	85	0.94
Sep 2018	88	218	2.5	78	0.89
Sep 2017	89	258	2.9	87	0.98
Sep 2016 *	90	275	3.1	100	1.11
Sep 2015 *	90	262	2.9	95	1.06
Sep 2014 *	90	271	3.0	101	1.12

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 78% · Maths 70% → 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 standard76%

Manchester 73% England 78%

Higher standard35%

Manchester 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Manchester 70% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Manchester 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Manchester 74% England 77%

Higher standard24%

Manchester 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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%	5%	106	104
2023/24	63%	7%	105	105
2022/23	64%	0%	106	105

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

Chorlton Park PrimaryThis school
This school

Good2024

2.5applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Barlow Hall Primary School
0.7 km · Manchester

Standards maintained2025

3.6applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Brookburn Community School
0.9 km · Manchester

Good2024

3.3applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Chorlton CofE Primary School
1.2 km · Manchester

Graded · no overall grade2024

4.1applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
St Ambrose RC Primary School
1.4 km · Manchester

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Oswald Road Primary School
1.4 km · Manchester

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St John's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.7 km · Manchester

Standards maintained2024
Cavendish Primary School
1.9 km · Manchester

Standards maintained2025

3.2applications per place
St Margaret's CofE Primary School
1.9 km · Manchester

Good2023

2.5applications per place 69%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142343 · 352/2004
Trust: Changing Lives in Collaboration
Capacity: 630 pupils · 683 on roll
Free school meals: 27.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2016
Replaced: Chorlton Park Primary School (URN 131620)
Address: Barlow Moor Road, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Manchester, M21 7HH
Local authority: Manchester

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