Lily Lane Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Manchester
74 Kenyon Lane, Manchester, M40 9JP
53
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Inadequate
Graded 24/05/2022
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.9%
20.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
598
Capacity used
Has space87%
690 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
68 of 68 families who put it first got an offer
69
Places offered
130
Total applications
1.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 68 | 68 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 33 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 12 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 17 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 130 | 68 | 52% |
1st preference success by year
Manchester lets families list 6 preferences. 1 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
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Helena Lewis
- Address
- 74 Kenyon Lane, Moston, Manchester, M40 9JP
- Phone
- 01612053397
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Ward / constituency
- Moston · Blackley and Middleton South
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 149671
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 64% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 57% | — | — |
| SEN support | 18% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: CHANGING LIVES IN COLLABORATION
598 pupils · 690 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
04 February 2026
S8 No Formal Designation Visit · report card
RSIInclusion Needs attention Achievement Urgent improvement Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Needs attention Attendance and behaviour Urgent improvement Leadership and governance Needs attention Early years Needs attention Personal development and wellbeing Needs attention Post-16 provision Not applicable - 22
24 May 2022
Full graded inspection
Inadequate overall effectivenessEarly years Inadequate Personal development Good Quality of education Inadequate Safeguarding effective No Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 550 pupils
Attendance
92.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
7.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
20.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
2.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
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)
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 53% | — | — |
| Higher standard | 5% | — | — |
| 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
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 44% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 4% | 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.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 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.