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Crossacres Primary Academy

URN
140709
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Crossacres Primary Academy
URN
140709
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Strong

75 / 100

Strong

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

58

Inspection

100

Admissions Value

60

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

School Compass rankings

Top 50% of primary schools in England

Top 50% nationally

#24 of 91 schools in Manchester

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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  • Alternative schools
  • Admissions warnings

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Crime & Safety

Safety information unavailable.

Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.
  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Crossacres Primary Academy

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

What Admissions Advantage can and cannot tell you

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
  • Accessible alternative schools in your area

Cannot tell you

  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

School Compass Admissions Advantage

Admissions strategy for Crossacres Primary Academy

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
19 March 2023
Inspection date
24 January 2023
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Outstanding

    Graded 19 March 2023

  • Quality of education

    Outstanding

    Graded 19 March 2023

  • Behaviour and attitudes

    Outstanding

    Graded 19 March 2023

  • Personal development

    Outstanding

    Graded 19 March 2023

  • Leadership and management

    Outstanding

    Graded 19 March 2023

  • Early years

    Outstanding

    Graded 19 March 2023

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Inspection history

Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
19 March 202324 January 2023S5 InspectionOutstandingView report for inspection published 19 March 2023
  • Outstanding

    Published
    19 March 2023
    Inspected
    24 January 2023
    Type
    S5 Inspection
    Report
    View report

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

90

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

185

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

90

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2.06×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Offer rate

48.7%

Offers as a share of applications

First preference offers: 87

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

Where to apply

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Local authority
Manchester
Admissions portal
Manchester admissions
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.crossacresprimary.co.uk/

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

68.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

77.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

78.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

67.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Writing progress

Not published

Maths progress

Maths progress

Not published

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Location

M22 5AD - Crossacres Road, Wythenshawe, Manchester

Contact details

Address
Crossacres Road, Wythenshawe, Manchester
Postcode
M22 5AD
Phone
1614371272
Website
www.crossacresprimary.co.uk/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Manchester
Local authority code
352

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 467 schools in Manchester.

Authority statistics

Total schools

467

Open schools

220

Closed schools

247

Primary schools

270

Secondary schools

66

Special schools

0

Phase distribution

  • Primary270 (58.7%)
  • Secondary66 (14.3%)
  • Special0 (0.0%)
  • Other124 (27.0%)

Nearby schools

School nameDistancePhaseStatus
Crossacres Infant School0 mPrimaryClosed
Crossacres Primary School0 mPrimaryClosed
Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School157 mNot applicableOpen
Woodside School157 mNot applicableClosed
Mayfair Nursery School288 mNurseryClosed
Peel Hall Primary Academy613 mPrimaryOpen
Peel Hall Primary School614 mPrimaryClosed
St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School779 mPrimaryOpen
St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School779 mPrimaryClosed
Gatley Primary School820 mPrimaryClosed
  • Crossacres Infant School
    Distance
    0 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Crossacres Primary School
    Distance
    0 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School
    Distance
    157 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Woodside School
    Distance
    157 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Mayfair Nursery School
    Distance
    288 m
    Phase
    Nursery
    Status
    Closed
  • Peel Hall Primary Academy
    Distance
    613 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Peel Hall Primary School
    Distance
    614 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School
    Distance
    779 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School
    Distance
    779 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Gatley Primary School
    Distance
    820 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed

Similar schools

Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Manchester)

School namePhasePostcodeStatus
Abbey Hey Infant SchoolPrimaryM18 8PFClosed
Abbey Hey Primary AcademyPrimaryM18 8PFOpen
Abbey Hey Primary SchoolPrimaryM18 8PFClosed
Abbott Community Primary SchoolPrimaryM40 7PROpen
Acacias Community Primary SchoolPrimaryM19 2WWOpen
  • Abbey Hey Infant School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    M18 8PF
    Status
    Closed
  • Abbey Hey Primary Academy
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    M18 8PF
    Status
    Open
  • Abbey Hey Primary School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    M18 8PF
    Status
    Closed
  • Abbott Community Primary School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    M40 7PR
    Status
    Open
  • Acacias Community Primary School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    M19 2WW
    Status
    Open

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.