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St Anne's RC Primary School Crumpsall Manchester

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Manchester

Moss Bank, Manchester, M8 5AB

Website 01617405995

45

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 13/06/2023

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

94.4%

18.1% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

413

Capacity used

Has space

91%

454 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

24 of 24 families who put it first got an offer

25

Places offered

84

Total applications

3.4

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference2424● 100%
2nd preference251● 4%
3rd preference150● 0%
Later preferences (4th–6th)200● 0%
Total842530%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
95%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Manchester lets families list 6 preferences. 2 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Laura Wordsworth
Address
Moss Bank, Crumpsall, Manchester, M8 5AB
Phone
01617405995
Local authority
Manchester
Ward / constituency
Crumpsall · Blackley and Middleton South
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
105521

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals47%——
English as additional language62%——
SEN support19%——
50% boys (205)50% girls (208)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

413 pupils · 454 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 23

    13 June 2023

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 365 pupils

Attendance

94.4%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

5.6%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

18.1%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

1.6%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.6%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

8%
20/21
15%
21/22
22%
22/23
24%
23/24
18%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths45%——
Higher standard0%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard46%
-16% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard67%
-8% vs England
Higher standard30%
-3% vs England
Average score104
-2 vs England

Writing

Expected standard54%
-18% vs England
Greater depth0%
-13% vs England

Maths

Expected standard63%
-11% vs England
Higher standard16%
-10% vs England
Average score102
-3 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard63%
-10% vs England
Higher standard19%
-11% vs England
Average score103
-2 vs England

Science

Expected standard72%
-10% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

562019542023452024462025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)46%61%
Higher standard0%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Manchester council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.