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Crab Lane Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school

Crab Lane, Higher Blackley, Manchester M9 8NB · crablane.manchester.sch.uk · 0161 740 2851

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Oct 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
56%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Manchester 58%, England 62%
Last distance offered
No limit
Reception, September 2026 entry · Manchester Council
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
412
87% of 472 places
Local authority
Manchester
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
62.3%
First language not English
36.9%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Manchester Council’s document.

For Reception in September 2026, 43 families put the school first and 43 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 31 (Places 32)31September 2023: 33 (Places 38)33September 2024: 53 (Places 57)53September 2025: 41 (Places 42)41September 2026: 43 (Places 43)43Places 43
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202643431100%
September 2025Sept 202542411100%
September 2024Sept 202457530.9100%
September 2023Sept 202338330.9100%
September 2022Sept 202232311100%

Results

In 2024/25, 56% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Manchester it was 58%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 36% (England 53%)36%2016/17: 70% (England 61%)70%2017/18: 64% (England 64%)64%2018/19: 63% (England 65%)63%2022/23: 46% (England 60%)46%2023/24: 48% (England 61%)48%2024/25: 56% (England 62%)56%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▼56%62%
▼0%8%
Average scaled score
●104106
●105105
●105105

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Crab Lane Primary School on 29 October 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
29 Oct 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jul 2019

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Jul 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jun 2015Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    Early yearsGood
  • May 2012Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

78% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (27 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
78%
Replies
27
6% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▼82% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼85% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲89% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲89% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well●86% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲93% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼77% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼88% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼78% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼71% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼63% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 70% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼45% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 33% who had a child bullied

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