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Crown Street Primary School

Primary · ages 3-11MixedFree school80 pupilsNurseryManchester
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredThere isn't enough published data yet. To get a score, a school needs results or an inspection plus at least one other figure.
Pupils from low-income families23%About the same as most schools in England
Places154 spare80 pupils, 234 places
Pupils per teacher24.0School workforce census
Pupils on roll80Census January 2026

Crown Street Primary School is a free school in Manchester for boys and girls aged 3 to 11. It has 80 pupils and room for 234. About 23 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, about the same as most schools in England.

19 Silvercroft Street, Manchester, M15 4ZB0161 549 7150crownstreetprimary.org.ukMrs Heleyna Thompson headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2024: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.

Results

No published results yet for this school.

Getting a place

Open to all. There is no entrance test.

Plenty of spare places26 pupils for 210 places, 2024/25
12% full

184 places were empty (88% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Manchester council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll80Census January 2026
Places23434% full
Pupils from low-income families21%23% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English64%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support6%5 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan3%2 pupils with a plan
Average class size26.73 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils0%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)18%£15,500 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls38 / 42
White British pupils21%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (3), Severe learning difficulty (2), Autistic spectrum disorder (1), language and communications needs (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census20262025
Pupils on roll8044
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals21%18%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language64%48%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support7%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans2%

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers3.0full-time equivalent, 3 people
Pupils per teacher24.0Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants5.9full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£47,037
Teachers who left in the year0%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0

Money

From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£11,773England £7,128. Total £518k
Income per pupil£13,386England £7,587. Total £589k
Spent on teachers per pupil£4,045England £3,405
Money in reserve12%A healthy amount put by: £69k, £1,575 per pupil. England 9%
Money in against money out+£71kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£11,773spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m312 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate1 per 1,000 people99% lower than the England average
Typical house price£254,000Manchester
Nearest bus stop180 mCastle Quay, 12 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
St Wilfrid's RC Primary SchoolRoman Catholic370 m212Good 202388Compare
St Philip's Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England780 m173Good 202329Compare
Rolls Crescent Primary SchoolAcademy810 m325Report card 202639Compare
Old Trafford Community AcademyAcademy960 m324No overall grade 202413Compare
St Alphonsus RC Primary SchoolRoman Catholic0.6 miles167No overall grade 202484Compare
St Philip's CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England0.8 miles221Good 202324Compare
Eton AcademyOnline provider0.9 milesNot inspectedCompare
Primrose Hill Primary School and Children's CentreCouncil0.9 miles511Good 202261Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Crown Street Primary School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Crown Street Primary School yet.

How many pupils does Crown Street Primary School have?

80 pupils aged 3 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 234 places, so it is 34% full.

Is Crown Street Primary School oversubscribed?

Probably not. 184 places were empty in 2024/25 (88% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.

How big are the classes at Crown Street Primary School?

The average class had 26.7 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
19 Silvercroft Street, Manchester, M15 4ZB
Telephone
0161 549 7150
Website
www.crownstreetprimary.org.uk
Headteacher
Mrs Heleyna Thompson
Type of school
Free school (Free schools, free schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Multi-academy trust
The Laurus Trust (13 schools)
Local authority
Manchester
Ward
Deansgate
Constituency
Manchester Central
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 September 2024 (academy free school)
URN
150774 · LAESTAB 3522056 · UKPRN 10095866

Where these figures come from