North West
Primary schools in Manchester
201 schools, 94,736 pupils. Average Attainment 8 across the authority's state secondaries is 46.7.
Ofsted across Manchester
Good85
Outstanding16
Requires improvement9
Inadequate3
No overall grade88
113 of these schools carry a one-word grade from before September 2024, when Ofsted stopped awarding them. The remaining 88 either have no published outcome or were inspected under the current framework, which does not give an overall grade. What changed.
Primary schools in Manchester
Sorted by the share of pupils meeting the expected standard at key stage 2. A gap of a point or two is noise, not a ranking — read the school pages for the intake-adjusted comparison.
| School | Area | Ofsted | Expected standard |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Wilfrid's RC Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Hulme | Good 2023 | 92% |
| Brookburn Community SchoolAcademy converter | Manchester | Good 2024 | 87% |
| Oasis Academy AspinalAcademy converter | Manchester | Good 2022 | 86% |
| Abbey Hey Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Manchester | No grade | 85% |
| Chorlton CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Manchester | No grade | 82% |
| Green End Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Manchester | No grade | 81% |
| Rack House Primary SchoolCommunity school | Manchester | No grade | 79% |
| Oasis Academy Harpur MountAcademy sponsor led | Manchester | Good 2024 | 79% |
| Didsbury CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Manchester | Good 2022 | 79% |
| St Barnabas CofE Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Manchester | Good 2024 | 77% |
| Barlow Hall Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Manchester | No grade | 77% |
| Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Manchester | No grade | 77% |
| Abbott Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Manchester | Outstanding 2024 | 75% |
| St Richard's RC Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Manchester | Good 2024 | 75% |
| Sacred Heart RC Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Manchester | No grade | 75% |
| Ladybarn Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Manchester | Good 2023 | 75% |
| Beaver Road Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Manchester | No grade | 75% |
| Broad Oak Primary SchoolCommunity school | Manchester | Good 2024 | 74% |
| St James' CofE Primary School, Birch-in-RusholmeVoluntary aided school | Manchester | Good 2023 | 74% |
| Park View Community Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Manchester | Requires improvement 2024 | 74% |
| Manley Park Primary SchoolCommunity school | Manchester | Outstanding 2024 | 73% |
| Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School ManchesterVoluntary aided school | Manchester | Outstanding 2024 | 73% |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Manchester | Good 2023 | 73% |
| Cravenwood Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Manchester | Good 2023 | 73% |
| West Didsbury CE Primary SchoolFree schools | Manchester | Good 2023 | 73% |
| St Augustine's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Manchester | No grade | 72% |
| St Wilfrid's CofE Junior and Infant SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Manchester | Good 2023 | 72% |
| Seymour Road AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Manchester | Good 2024 | 72% |
| Cringle Brook Primary SchoolFree schools | Levenshulme | Outstanding 2024 | 72% |
| St Chrysostom's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Manchester | No grade | 71% |
| St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Manchester | Good 2023 | 71% |
| St Willibrord's RC Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Manchester | Good 2022 | 71% |
| CofE School of the ResurrectionVoluntary aided school | Manchester | Good 2023 | 71% |
| St Chad's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Manchester | Requires improvement 2023 | 71% |
| St Kentigern's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Manchester | Outstanding 2024 | 71% |
| St Margaret's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Manchester | Good 2023 | 69% |
| Alma Park Primary SchoolCommunity school | Manchester | Good 2023 | 67% |
| Oswald Road Primary SchoolCommunity school | Manchester | Good 2023 | 67% |
| St Anne's RC Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Manchester | No grade | 67% |
| Crossacres Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Manchester | Outstanding 2023 | 67% |
| Old Hall Drive AcademyAcademy converter | Manchester | Good 2024 | 67% |
| Crowcroft Park Primary SchoolCommunity school | Manchester | No grade | 66% |
| Rushbrook Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Manchester | Good 2024 | 66% |
| St John's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Manchester | No grade | 65% |
| Webster Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Manchester | No grade | 65% |
| Manchester Communication Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Manchester | Good 2023 | 65% |
| St Francis RC Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Manchester | Inadequate 2023 | 65% |
| Christ The King RC Primary School ManchesterVoluntary aided school | Manchester | Good 2023 | 64% |
| King David Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Crumpsall | Outstanding 2023 | 64% |
| Old Moat Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Manchester | Outstanding 2024 | 64% |
| Rolls Crescent Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Manchester | No grade | 64% |
| Mauldeth Road Primary SchoolCommunity school | Manchester | Good 2023 | 63% |
| E-ACT Blackley AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Manchester | Good 2024 | 62% |
| Chorlton Park PrimaryAcademy converter | Manchester | Good 2024 | 62% |
| Co-op Academy BroadhurstAcademy converter | Manchester | Good 2023 | 62% |
| Bowker Vale Primary SchoolCommunity school | Manchester | Good 2023 | 61% |
| Briscoe Lane AcademyAcademy converter | Manchester | Good 2024 | 61% |
| Crumpsall Lane Primary SchoolCommunity school | Manchester | Good 2023 | 60% |
| St Joseph's RC Primary School ManchesterVoluntary aided school | Manchester | No grade | 60% |
| Benchill Primary SchoolFoundation school | Manchester | No grade | 60% |
| The Willows Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Manchester | Good 2022 | 60% |
| Co-op Academy New IslingtonFree schools | Manchester | No grade | 60% |
| Moston Lane Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Manchester | Good 2022 | 59% |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Manchester | Good 2022 | 59% |
| Haveley Hey Community SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Manchester | No grade | 59% |
| Acacias Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Manchester | Good 2023 | 58% |
| Higher Openshaw Community SchoolCommunity school | Manchester | Good 2023 | 58% |
| St Mary's CofE Junior and Infant SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Manchester | Outstanding 2024 | 58% |
| St Clement's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Manchester | No grade | 58% |
| Pike Fold Primary SchoolCommunity school | Manchester | Good 2023 | 57% |
| Baguley Hall Primary SchoolFoundation school | Manchester | No grade | 57% |
| Armitage CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Manchester | No grade | 57% |
| Crab Lane Primary SchoolCommunity school | Manchester | No grade | 56% |
| Sandilands Primary SchoolCommunity school | Manchester | Good 2023 | 56% |
| All Saints C of E Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Manchester | Good 2023 | 56% |
| Stanley Grove Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Longsight | No grade | 56% |
| Wilbraham Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Manchester | Good 2022 | 56% |
| Chapel Street Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Manchester | No grade | 55% |
| St Catherine's RC Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Manchester | Good 2023 | 55% |
| St Clare's RC Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Manchester | Good 2024 | 55% |
| Cheetham CofE Community AcademyAcademy converter | Manchester | Good 2023 | 55% |
| Oasis Academy TempleAcademy converter | Manchester | Good 2022 | 55% |
| St Luke's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Manchester | Good 2024 | 54% |
| St Andrew's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Manchester | Good 2023 | 54% |
| Co-op Academy MedlockAcademy sponsor led | Manchester | Requires improvement 2021 | 54% |
| Plymouth Grove Primary SchoolCommunity school | Ardwick | Good 2023 | 53% |
| Heald Place Primary SchoolCommunity school | Manchester | No grade | 52% |
| Our Lady's RC Primary School ManchesterVoluntary aided school | Manchester | Good 2024 | 52% |
| Longsight Community PrimaryFree schools | Manchester | No grade | 52% |
| St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Manchester | Good 2024 | 52% |
| Crosslee Community Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Manchester | Inadequate 2022 | 50% |
| Birchfields Primary SchoolCommunity school | Manchester | No grade | 49% |
| Button Lane Primary SchoolCommunity school | Manchester | Good 2023 | 49% |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Manchester | No grade | 49% |
| St Agnes C of E Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Manchester | Good 2022 | 48% |
| St Brigid's RC Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Manchester | Good 2024 | 48% |
| Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Manchester | Good 2023 | 48% |
| St James' CofE Primary School GortonAcademy sponsor led | Manchester | Good 2023 | 48% |
| Unity Community PrimaryFree schools | Manchester | No grade | 47% |
| Ravensbury Community SchoolCommunity school | Manchester | No grade | 46% |
| Irk Valley Community SchoolCommunity school | Manchester | Good 2023 | 46% |
| St Anne's RC Primary School Crumpsall ManchesterVoluntary aided school | Manchester | Good 2023 | 46% |
| New Moston Primary SchoolCommunity school | Manchester | No grade | 45% |
| Holy Trinity CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Manchester | Requires improvement 2024 | 45% |
| Saviour CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Manchester | No grade | 45% |
| Lily Lane Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Manchester | No grade | 44% |
| Cheetwood Primary SchoolCommunity school | Manchester | Good 2024 | 43% |
| St Wilfrid's CofE Aided Primary School NorthendenAcademy sponsor led | Manchester | Good 2024 | 43% |
| Claremont Primary SchoolCommunity school | Manchester | Good 2023 | 42% |
| Newall Green Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Manchester | Good 2023 | 42% |
| All Saints Primary SchoolCommunity school | Manchester | Good 2022 | 41% |
| St Philip's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Manchester | Good 2023 | 41% |
| St Ambrose RC Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Manchester | Good 2023 | 41% |
| Gorton Primary SchoolFree schools | Manchester | Good 2023 | 41% |
| Moston Fields Primary SchoolCommunity school | Manchester | No grade | 40% |
| Varna Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Manchester | No grade | 39% |
| Ringway Primary SchoolCommunity school | Manchester | Good 2023 | 39% |
| The Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Manchester | Requires improvement 2024 | 38% |
| Charlestown Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Manchester | Good 2023 | 36% |
| Ashbury Meadow Primary SchoolCommunity school | Manchester | No grade | 32% |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School MostonVoluntary aided school | Manchester | No grade | 31% |
| Peel Hall Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Manchester | Inadequate 2023 | 31% |
| St Bernard's RC Primary School ManchesterVoluntary aided school | Manchester | Good 2022 | 21% |
| The Olive School, ManchesterFree schools | Manchester | No grade | — |
| Crown Street Primary SchoolFree schools | Manchester | No grade | — |
| St. Aidan's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Manchester | Requires improvement 2023 | — |
| St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Manchester | Good 2024 | — |
| St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Manchester | Good 2020 | — |
| St Edmund's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Manchester | Good 2024 | — |
| St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Manchester | Good 2021 | — |
| St John Bosco RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Manchester | Requires improvement 2024 | — |
| St Malachy's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Manchester | No grade | — |
| Cavendish Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Manchester | No grade | — |
| Northenden Community SchoolAcademy converter | Manchester | No grade | — |
| St John's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Manchester | No grade | — |
| St Mary's RC Primary School, Manchester, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Manchester | No grade | — |
| St Cuthbert's RC Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Manchester | No grade | — |