School Chooser

Primary schools in Manchester

There are 139 primary schools in Manchester, teaching 53,702 pupils. Of the 126 with a score, 36 do better than similar schools elsewhere in England and 58 do worse.

Best in EnglandSecondary schools in ManchesterAll schools in ManchesterPlaces within
Pupils from low-income families49%average across these schools
Doing better than similar schools36 of 126scored schools in the top two bands
New-style Ofsted report cards10inspected since November 2025
Good or outstanding (old grades)889 requires improvement or inadequate
Full or nearly full33 of 134schools with 98% or more of places taken
Average class size26.2one-teacher classes, January census
Free breakfast clubs51schools on the government programme
Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored

Primary schools (139)

Ranked by score, highest first. The likely range shows how sure we can be. If two schools' ranges overlap, don't read it as one beating the other. Click a column heading to sort, or hover a row to find it on the map.

#SchoolPupilsLow incomeOfstedScoreLikely range
1Beaver Road Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-111,08415%No overall grade 20249794 to 99
2Manley Park Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-1144222%Outstanding 20249591 to 98
3Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-1142836%No overall grade 20249591 to 98
4Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School ManchesterRoman Catholic · ages 3-1121835%Outstanding 20249587 to 98
5Chorlton CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 3-112279%No overall grade 20249384 to 97
6Brookburn Community SchoolAcademy · ages 3-114277%Good 20249184 to 96
7Abbey Hey Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-1166761%Good 20199184 to 95
8St Kentigern's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-1140448%Outstanding 20249083 to 95
9Didsbury CofE Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-112228%Good 20228874 to 95
10St Wilfrid's RC Primary SchoolRoman Catholic · ages 3-11 · Hulme21258%Good 20238874 to 95
11King David Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · Crumpsall3817%Outstanding 20238878 to 94
12Cringle Brook Primary SchoolFree school · ages 4-11 · Levenshulme20831%Outstanding 20248773 to 94
13Rack House Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 2-1146050%Report card 20258778 to 93
14Green End Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-1149251%No overall grade 20258676 to 93
15Abbott Community Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-1122846%Outstanding 20248669 to 94
16Oasis Academy Harpur MountAcademy · ages 3-1144365%Good 20248573 to 92
17West Didsbury CE Primary SchoolFree school · ages 4-1140213%Good 20238573 to 92
18Old Moat Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-1138763%Outstanding 20248371 to 91
19William Hulme's Grammar SchoolAcademy · ages 3-181,54241%Not inspected8277 to 86
20St Richard's RC Primary SchoolRoman Catholic · ages 3-1145451%Good 20248269 to 90
21St Mary's CofE Junior and Infant SchoolChurch of England · ages 3-1147063%Outstanding 20248167 to 90
22Crossacres Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-1170449%Outstanding 20238068 to 88
23Webster Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-1136360%No overall grade 20257862 to 87
24St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 3-1132936%Good 20237658 to 88
25Higher Openshaw Community SchoolCouncil · ages 3-1132663%Good 20237554 to 87
26Seymour Road AcademyAcademy · ages 3-1144868%Good 20247557 to 86
27Oasis Academy AspinalAcademy · ages 3-1122455%Good 20227348 to 88
28St James' CofE Primary School, Birch-in-RusholmeChurch of England · ages 3-1122248%Good 20237147 to 87
29Oswald Road Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-1165611%Good 20237155 to 82
30Old Hall Drive AcademyAcademy · ages 3-1145868%Good 20246950 to 82
31Alma Park Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-1148132%Good 20236950 to 82
32Sacred Heart RC Primary SchoolRoman Catholic · ages 3-1133046%No overall grade 20256644 to 82
33St Margaret's CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 3-1160153%Good 20236649 to 80
34St Augustine's CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 3-1118865%Not inspected6635 to 86
35Cravenwood Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-1138548%Good 20236646 to 81
36Mauldeth Road Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-1141049%Good 20236646 to 80
37St Wilfrid's CofE Junior and Infant SchoolChurch of England · ages 3-1121967%Good 20236540 to 82
38Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic · ages 3-1125129%Good 20236137 to 81
39St Chrysostom's CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 3-1141039%Report card 20255938 to 76
40Barlow Hall Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 2-1123160%Not inspected5731 to 78
41St Willibrord's RC Primary SchoolRoman Catholic · ages 3-1123056%Good 20225329 to 75
42Pike Fold Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-1143544%Good 20235333 to 71
43Armitage CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 2-1149048%Not inspected5230 to 73
44Cheetham CofE Community AcademyAcademy · ages 3-1159753%Good 20235235 to 68
45Co-op Academy New IslingtonFree school · ages 4-1137614%No overall grade 20255028 to 72
46Acacias Community Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-1145037%Good 20235031 to 69
47St Barnabas CofE Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-1122065%Good 20245026 to 74
48Ladybarn Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-1146244%Good 20235031 to 68
49Co-op Academy BroadhurstAcademy · ages 3-1123435%Good 20234926 to 72
50Plymouth Grove Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11 · Ardwick34772%Good 20234930 to 68
51Crowcroft Park Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-1125067%Report card 20254825 to 72
52St Andrew's CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 3-1129844%Good 20234728 to 67
53Chorlton Park PrimaryAcademy · ages 3-1168328%Good 20244730 to 63
54St Catherine's RC Primary SchoolRoman Catholic · ages 3-1142611%Good 20234727 to 66
55Broad Oak Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-1126631%Good 20244729 to 65
56St John's CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 3-1145550%Good 20204527 to 64
57CofE School of the ResurrectionChurch of England · ages 3-1118851%Good 20234421 to 71
58Manchester Communication Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 4-1141470%Good 20234426 to 63
59St Peter's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic · ages 3-1125641%Good 20224221 to 68
60St Clement's CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 3-1124063%Good 20204220 to 68
61Park View Community Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-1134367%Requires improvement 20244019 to 67
62Moston Lane Community Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-1145657%Good 20224023 to 60
63Rolls Crescent Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-1132553%Report card 20263922 to 61
64E-ACT Blackley AcademyAcademy · ages 3-1144162%Good 20243923 to 59
65St Anne's RC Primary SchoolRoman Catholic · ages 3-1118243%Not inspected3916 to 69
66Briscoe Lane AcademyAcademy · ages 3-1159271%Good 20243823 to 56
67Christ The King RC Primary School ManchesterRoman Catholic · ages 3-1138758%Good 20233721 to 58
68Crab Lane Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-1141262%No overall grade 20243620 to 56
69Rushbrook Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 2-1151361%Good 20243421 to 52
70Baguley Hall Primary SchoolFoundation · ages 3-1147256%No overall grade 20253319 to 51
71St Clare's RC Primary SchoolRoman Catholic · ages 3-1144246%Good 20243219 to 51
72Varna Community Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-1146748%No overall grade 20253118 to 50
73Stanley Grove Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11 · Longsight67358%Not inspected3118 to 50
74Abraham Moss Community SchoolAcademy · ages 3-161,79356%Not inspected3024 to 36
75Our Lady's RC Primary School ManchesterRoman Catholic · ages 3-1118542%Good 20243013 to 57
76Crumpsall Lane Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-1141854%Good 20233017 to 50
77St Philip's Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-1117341%Good 20232913 to 55
78Longsight Community PrimaryFree school · ages 4-1120553%Not inspected2812 to 58
79Oasis Academy TempleAcademy · ages 3-1162862%Good 20222817 to 45
80Button Lane Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-1138558%Good 20232816 to 47
81The Willows Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-1140758%Good 20222816 to 46
82Bowker Vale Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-1143947%Good 20232716 to 46
83Cheetwood Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-1119752%Good 20242713 to 52
84Irk Valley Community SchoolCouncil · ages 3-1143752%Good 20232716 to 46
85St Francis RC Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-1119939%Inadequate 20232710 to 57
86St James' CofE Primary School GortonAcademy · ages 3-1146666%Good 20232614 to 44
87St Luke's CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 3-1140553%Good 20242614 to 43
88Birchfields Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-1159259%No overall grade 20242515 to 40
89St Wilfrid's CofE Aided Primary School NorthendenAcademy · ages 3-1134027%Good 20242413 to 44
90St Joseph's RC Primary School ManchesterRoman Catholic · ages 3-1121929%Not inspected239 to 50
91St Mary's CofE Primary School MostonChurch of England · ages 3-1123553%No overall grade 20252211 to 43
92Benchill Primary SchoolFoundation · ages 3-1147965%No overall grade 20242213 to 38
93Wilbraham Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-1157961%Good 20222113 to 35
94Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 2-1137045%Good 20232111 to 39
95Unity Community PrimaryFree school · ages 2-1136352%Report card 20262110 to 42
96All Saints Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-1123058%Good 2022209 to 42
97All Saints C of E Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 3-1122156%Good 2023209 to 41
98Chapel Street Community Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-1167461%Not inspected1911 to 34
99St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-1122736%Good 2024199 to 39
100Claremont Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-1156866%Good 20231810 to 30
101St Chad's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-1119451%Requires improvement 2023188 to 36
102Sandilands Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-1139545%Good 2023169 to 29
103Ringway Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 2-1141754%Good 2023148 to 26
104St Brigid's RC Primary SchoolRoman Catholic · ages 3-1121963%Good 2024147 to 30
105St Anne's RC Primary School Crumpsall ManchesterRoman Catholic · ages 3-1141347%Good 2023148 to 25
106St Anthony's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-1166535%Not inspected148 to 24
107Heald Place Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-1157242%No overall grade 2024138 to 22
108Gorton Primary SchoolFree school · ages 3-1144658%Good 2023104 to 25
109St Agnes C of E Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 3-1142951%Good 2022105 to 18
110St Ambrose RC Primary SchoolRoman Catholic · ages 3-1116256%Good 202394 to 22
111Charlestown Community Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-1143063%Good 202385 to 15
112Newall Green Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 2-1157768%Good 202375 to 13
113Co-op Academy MedlockAcademy · ages 2-1135757%Requires improvement 202173 to 15
114Ashbury Meadow Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-1146550%No overall grade 202563 to 11
115Crosslee Community Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-1137361%Report card 202663 to 9
116The Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic · ages 3-1140648%Requires improvement 202442 to 8
117Haveley Hey Community SchoolAcademy · ages 3-1141376%No overall grade 202442 to 7
118Holy Trinity CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 3-1145757%Requires improvement 202442 to 7
119New Moston Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-1148742%No overall grade 202442 to 6
120Saviour CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 3-1111964%Report card 202642 to 8
121Ravensbury Community SchoolCouncil · ages 3-1146653%Report card 202632 to 6
122Moston Fields Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-1139852%No overall grade 202432 to 6
123St Bernard's RC Primary School ManchesterRoman Catholic · ages 3-1115462%Good 202221 to 4
124Lily Lane Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-1159864%Report card 202621 to 3
125Peel Hall Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-1116365%Inadequate 202310 to 1
126St. Aidan's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-1120740%Requires improvement 202300 to 1
Cavendish Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-1157630%Not inspected–
Crown Street Primary SchoolFree school · ages 3-118023%Not inspected–
Northenden Community SchoolAcademy · ages 3-1123219%Good 2019–
St Cuthbert's RC Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11––Good 2024–
St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-1128845%Good 2020–
St Edmund's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-1121061%Good 2024–
St John Bosco RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-1120735%Requires improvement 2024–
St John's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11––Good 2019–
St Malachy's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11––Good 2023–
St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-1133429%Good 2024–
St Mary's RC Primary School, Manchester, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11––Report card 2026–
St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-1118451%Good 2021–
The Olive School, ManchesterFree school · ages 4-1111950%Not inspected–

Primary schools by town in Manchester

Manchester134 schools

Primary schools in nearby areas

Lancashire484 schoolsLiverpool116 schoolsCheshire West and Chester129 schoolsCumberland145 schoolsCheshire East124 schoolsWestmorland and Furness122 schoolsBolton98 schoolsWigan99 schoolsWirral91 schoolsSalford76 schoolsStockport85 schoolsOldham86 schools

About this list

Schools are listed by their School Chooser Score, highest first. Schools without a score (independent schools and those with too little published data) come after, in alphabetical order. The score compares each school with schools that have a similar mix of pupils, not just with each other, so a school with a lower score in a wealthier area may still have better exam results. How the score works.