Academy sponsor led · Manchester

Crosslee Community Primary School

3–11Ages
373Pupils
PrimaryPhase
149867URN

Crosslee Road, Blackley, Manchester, M9 6TG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Category of concern: Special measures

Report card · inspected May 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.7 below Manchester median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Manchester

56 applications for 33 places · 121st of 125 in Manchester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

50%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: Special measures

Report card · inspected 19 May 2026Published 5 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour			Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

19 May 2026
Report card · 5 Expected standard, 2 Needs attention
8 November 2022
Graded inspection: Inadequate · as Crosslee Community Primary School, URN 105412

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

1.7applications per place, Reception

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

56 applications · 33 places offered · 30 named it first

2026 1.7; Manchester median median 2.4
2025 1.8; Manchester median median 2.4
2024 1.5; Manchester median median 2.4
2023 1.8; Manchester median median 2.5; as the previous school
2022 1.8; Manchester median median 2.6; as the previous school
2021 1.5; Manchester median median 1.9; as the previous school
2020 1.5; Manchester median median 1.8; as the previous school
2019 1.3; Manchester median median 1.9; as the previous school
2018 1.5; Manchester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 1.5; Manchester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 1.6; Manchester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 1.6; Manchester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 1.6; Manchester median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
Manchester median

Dashed bars: as Crosslee Community Primary School (URN 105412), 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	33	56	1.7	30	0.91
Sep 2025	30	53	1.8	30	1.00
Sep 2024	43	65	1.5	40	0.93
Sep 2023 *	47	86	1.8	45	0.96
Sep 2022 *	42	77	1.8	39	0.93
Sep 2021 *	40	58	1.5	38	0.95
Sep 2020 *	51	78	1.5	51	1.00
Sep 2019 *	60	79	1.3	49	0.82
Sep 2018 *	59	87	1.5	54	0.92
Sep 2017 *	58	87	1.5	45	0.78
Sep 2016 *	44	68	1.6	41	0.93
Sep 2015 *	59	93	1.6	55	0.93
Sep 2014 *	53	83	1.6	45	0.85

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 57% · Writing 60% · Maths 71% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard50%91st of 123 in Manchester

Manchester 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard57%

Manchester 73% England 78%

Higher standard14%

Manchester 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard60%

Manchester 70% England 75%

Greater depth2%

Manchester 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Manchester 74% England 77%

Higher standard12%

Manchester 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	50%	2%	101	101
2023/24	52%	0%	103	101
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

Crosslee Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Special measures 2026

1.7applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St John Bosco RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
0.2 km · Manchester

Requires improvement2024

3.2applications per place
St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Alkrington
0.6 km · Rochdale

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.3applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Charlestown Community Primary School
0.7 km · Manchester

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton, Rochdale
0.7 km · Rochdale

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.6applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Alkrington Primary School
1.2 km · Rochdale

Remains Good2023

3.5applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
E-ACT Blackley Academy
1.3 km · Manchester

Good2024

1.9applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Moston Fields Primary School
1.4 km · Manchester

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.3applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.6 km · Manchester

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 77%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 149867 · 352/2050
Trust: Changing Lives in Collaboration
Capacity: 457 pupils · 373 on roll
Free school meals: 61.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 July 2023
Replaced: Crosslee Community Primary School (URN 105412)
Address: Crosslee Road, Blackley, Manchester, M9 6TG
Local authority: Manchester

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