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Gorton Primary School

3–11Ages
446Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143763URN

Mount Road, Gorton, Manchester, M18 7GR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

close to Manchester median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Manchester

153 applications for 60 places · 50th of 125 in Manchester

Every year since 2019

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

41%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 · 17 January 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
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

2.6applications per place, Reception

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

153 applications · 60 places offered · 64 named it first

2026 2.6; Manchester median median 2.4
2025 2.6; Manchester median median 2.4
2024 2.9; Manchester median median 2.4
2023 2.2; Manchester median median 2.5
2022 2.8; Manchester median median 2.6
2021 2.4; Manchester median median 1.9
2020 1.9; Manchester median median 1.8
2019 1.7; Manchester median median 1.9

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	60	153	2.6	64	1.07
Sep 2025	52	133	2.6	51	0.98
Sep 2024	42	123	2.9	41	0.98
Sep 2023	45	98	2.2	40	0.89
Sep 2022	31	88	2.8	28	0.90
Sep 2021	23	55	2.4	23	1.00
Sep 2020	29	54	1.9	26	0.90
Sep 2019	21	36	1.7	12	0.57

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 59% · Writing 59% · Maths 59% → all three 41% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard41%111th of 123 in Manchester

Manchester 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard59%

Manchester 73% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Manchester 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard59%

Manchester 70% England 75%

Greater depth6%

Manchester 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard59%

Manchester 74% England 77%

Higher standard22%

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	41%	6%	103	103
2023/24
2022/23

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

Gorton Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.6applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
St Richard's RC Primary School
0.5 km · Manchester

Good2024

2.1applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Crowcroft Park Primary School
0.6 km · Manchester

2025

4.9applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart RC Primary School
0.7 km · Manchester

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.1applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Rushbrook Primary Academy
0.8 km · Manchester

Good2024

2.0applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Old Hall Drive Academy
0.9 km · Manchester

Good2024

2.4applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Chapel Street Community Primary School
1.1 km · Manchester

Standards maintained2024

1.7applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Stanley Grove Primary Academy
1.2 km · Manchester

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Agnes C of E Primary School
1.3 km · Manchester

Good2022

2.7applications per place 48%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: Free schools
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143763 · 352/2044
Trust: Vantage CE Academies Trust
Capacity: 472 pupils · 446 on roll
Free school meals: 57.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2018
Address: Mount Road, Gorton, Manchester, M18 7GR
Local authority: Manchester

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