Academy sponsor led · Manchester

Lily Lane Primary School

3–11Ages
598Pupils
PrimaryPhase
149671URN

74 Kenyon Lane, Moston, Manchester, M40 9JP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Category of concern: Requires significant improvement

Report card · inspected Feb 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.5 below Manchester median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Manchester

110 applications for 56 places · 100th of 125 in Manchester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

44%met the expected standard

Manchester 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Ofsted category of concern: Requires significant improvement

Report card · inspected 4 February 2026Published 14 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Needs attention	Urgent improvement
Inclusion		Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching		Needs attention
Achievement			Urgent improvement
Attendance and behaviour			Urgent improvement
Personal development and wellbeing		Needs attention
Early years		Needs attention
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Needs attention

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

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Inspection history

4 February 2026
Report card · 5 Needs attention, 2 Urgent improvement
24 May 2022
Graded inspection: Inadequate · as Lily Lane Primary School, URN 105424

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

0.5 below Manchester median (2.4) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

110 applications · 56 places offered · 55 named it first

2026 2.0; Manchester median median 2.4
2025 1.9; Manchester median median 2.4
2024 2.0; Manchester median median 2.4
2023 2.0; Manchester median median 2.5
2022 2.5; Manchester median median 2.6; as the previous school
2021 1.7; Manchester median median 1.9; as the previous school
2020 1.6; Manchester median median 1.8; as the previous school
2019 1.7; Manchester median median 1.9; as the previous school
2018 1.9; Manchester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 1.9; Manchester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 2.3; Manchester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 2.2; Manchester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 2.0; Manchester median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
Manchester median

Dashed bars: as Lily Lane Primary School (URN 105424), Lily Lane Infants' School (URN 105425), 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	56	110	2.0	55	0.98
Sep 2025	69	130	1.9	68	0.99
Sep 2024	52	103	2.0	50	0.96
Sep 2023	71	141	2.0	67	0.94
Sep 2022 *	56	138	2.5	54	0.96
Sep 2021 *	55	93	1.7	54	0.98
Sep 2020 *	79	127	1.6	76	0.96
Sep 2019 *	90	154	1.7	78	0.87
Sep 2018 *	90	168	1.9	92	1.02
Sep 2017 *	74	141	1.9	80	1.08
Sep 2016 *	75	172	2.3	82	1.09
Sep 2015 *	74	159	2.2	81	1.09
Sep 2014 *	70	138	2.0	68	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 60% · Writing 62% · Maths 51% → all three 44% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard44%106th of 123 in Manchester

Manchester 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard60%

Manchester 73% England 78%

Higher standard25%

Manchester 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard62%

Manchester 70% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Manchester 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard51%

Manchester 74% England 77%

Higher standard12%

Manchester 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 99 (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	44%	4%	101	99
2023/24	53%	5%	103	102
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

Lily Lane Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Requires significant improvement 2026

2.0applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
0.3 km · Manchester

Remains Good2020

2.7applications per place
Moston Lane Community Primary School
0.5 km · Manchester

Good2022

2.6applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Moston Fields Primary School
0.8 km · Manchester

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.3applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School
0.9 km · Manchester

Requires improvement2024

2.1applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
St Edmund's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.1 km · Manchester

Good2024

2.9applications per place
Co-op Academy Broadhurst
1.2 km · Manchester

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St Mary's CofE Primary School Moston
1.4 km · Manchester

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
Oasis Academy Harpur Mount
1.4 km · Manchester

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 79%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 149671 · 352/2049
Trust: Changing Lives in Collaboration
Capacity: 690 pupils · 598 on roll
Free school meals: 63.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 March 2023
Replaced: Lily Lane Primary School (URN 105424); Lily Lane Infants' School (URN 105425)
Address: 74 Kenyon Lane, Moston, Manchester, M40 9JP
Local authority: Manchester

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