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Crosslee Community Primary School

URN
149867
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Crosslee Community Primary School
URN
149867
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

37 / 100

Limited Data

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

27

Inspection

20

Admissions Value

42

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

School rankings are not currently available.

School Compass recommendation

Insufficient Data

Not enough information is available to generate a recommendation.

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

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Very Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: Low confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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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.

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
17 January 2023
Inspection date
8 November 2022
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
SM
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Inadequate

    Graded 17 January 2023

  • Quality of education

    Inadequate

    Graded 17 January 2023

  • Behaviour and attitudes

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)

30

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

53

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

30

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.77×

Applications per place

Offer rate

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.crosslee.manchester.sch.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 %

57.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

60.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

71.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

50.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

M9 6TG - Crosslee Road, Blackley, Manchester

Contact details

Address
Crosslee Road, Blackley, Manchester
Postcode
M9 6TG
Phone
1617958493
Website
www.crosslee.manchester.sch.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

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.

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  • 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.
  • Inadequate

    Graded 17 January 2023

  • Personal development

    Inadequate

    Graded 17 January 2023

  • Leadership and management

    Inadequate

    Graded 17 January 2023

  • Early years

    Inadequate

    Graded 17 January 2023

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    This inspection was recorded under URN 105412 (Crosslee Community Primary School).

    Inspection history

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

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    17 January 20238 November 2022S5 InspectionInadequateView report for inspection published 17 January 2023
    • Inadequate

      Published
      17 January 2023
      Inspected
      8 November 2022
      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.

    Offer rate

    56.6%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 30

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

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    66

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

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

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Crosslee Community Primary School4 mPrimaryClosed
    St John Bosco RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy187 mPrimaryOpen
    St John Bosco RC Primary School187 mPrimaryClosed
    Crosby Meadow School204 mNot applicableClosed
    The Meadows School399 mNot applicableClosed
    Alternative Centre for Education and Training (ACET)399 mNot applicableClosed
    St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Alkrington611 mPrimaryOpen
    Co-op Academy North Manchester688 mSecondaryOpen
    Manchester Creative and Media Academy696 mSecondaryClosed
    Manchester Creative and Media Academy for Boys696 mSecondaryClosed
    • Crosslee Community Primary School
      Distance
      4 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • St John Bosco RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
      Distance
      187 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • St John Bosco RC Primary School
      Distance
      187 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Crosby Meadow School
      Distance
      204 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed

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    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Manchester)

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    Abbey Hey Primary AcademyPrimaryM18 8PFOpen
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      Postcode
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    • Abbey Hey Primary Academy
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    • Abbey Hey Primary School
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      Postcode
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    • Abbott Community Primary School
      Phase
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      Postcode
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      Status
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    • Acacias Community Primary School
    The Meadows School
    Distance
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    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
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  • Alternative Centre for Education and Training (ACET)
    Distance
    399 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Alkrington
    Distance
    611 m
    Phase
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    Status
    Open
  • Co-op Academy North Manchester
    Distance
    688 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Manchester Creative and Media Academy
    Distance
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    Phase
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    Status
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  • Manchester Creative and Media Academy for Boys
    Distance
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  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    M19 2WW
    Status
    Open