School profile

Lily Lane Primary School

Primary · Academy sponsor led · Manchester, M40 9JP

Inadequate

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Outstanding
Good
Requires improvement
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National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#13,320 of 15,057

Worse than 88% of schools in England

Ranked by pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Lily Lane Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted report cardInspected 4 Feb 2026

Area360 rating
Inadequate
Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Urgent improvement
Attendance and behaviour
Urgent improvement
Personal development and wellbeing
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Needs attention
Early years
Needs attention
Safeguarding
Met

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeAcademy sponsor led
Ages3 to 11
Pupils598
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Helena Lewis
TrustCHANGING LIVES IN COLLABORATION
Local authorityManchester
Opened01 Mar 2023
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 149671.

Key stage 2 results

2024/25

Year 6 results in national curriculum tests and teacher assessments. The expected standard is the level pupils should reach by the end of primary school.

MeasureThis schoolManchesterEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and maths44%, worse than England, worse than Manchester58%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and mathsScore of 110 or more in reading and maths, greater depth in writing.4%, worse than England, similar to Manchester5%8%
Average reading scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.101, worse than England, worse than Manchester105106
Average maths scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.99, worse than England, worse than Manchester104105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.101, worse than England, worse than Manchester105105
Expected standard in reading60%, worse than England, worse than Manchester72%76%
Expected standard in writing62%, worse than England, worse than Manchester67%73%
Expected standard in maths51%, worse than England, worse than Manchester72%75%
Pupils taking tests89--

Source: DfE, Compare school performance, Compare school performance 2024-2025.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils598
Girls293
Boys305
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.63.9%
First language not English61.4%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.630
Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places.550
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.12.7%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.106
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.43
Average class size27.2

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

African
32.4%
White British
18.4%
Other ethnic group
16.7%
Pakistani
7.9%
Other Black
7.2%
Other White
3.3%
White and Black African
2.8%
Chinese
2.5%
White and Black Caribbean
1.8%
White and Asian
1.3%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher19.8
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.9.3
Teachers (FTE)30.2
Teaching assistants (FTE)30.71
Support staff (FTE)47.35
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2533
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2524.6
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/251.8
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/256.6

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.56
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.110
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.55
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.55
Applications from another local authority (Reception)2

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolManchesterEngland
Overall absence5.9%, worse than England, similar to Manchester5.6%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.21.4%, worse than England, worse than Manchester16.2%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.0.8%, similar to England, similar to Manchester1.3%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate10.9%
Pupils with one or more suspensions3.7%
Permanent exclusion rate0.2%
Permanent exclusions1

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Lily Lane Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.2 miPrimarySt Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter
Good
0.3 miPrimaryMoston Lane Community Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.3 miNot applicableHarpurhey Alternative Provision SchoolOther independent school
Requires improvement
0.5 miPrimaryMoston Fields Primary SchoolCommunity school
Requires improvement
0.6 miPrimaryHoly Trinity CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school
Requires improvement
0.7 miPrimarySt Edmund's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter
Good
0.7 miPrimaryCo-op Academy BroadhurstAcademy converter
Good
0.9 miPrimarySt Mary's CofE Primary School MostonVoluntary aided school
Good
0.9 miPrimaryOasis Academy Harpur MountAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.9 miPrimaryMount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter
Outstanding

Frequently asked questions about Lily Lane Primary School

What is Lily Lane Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Lily Lane Primary School is rated Inadequate, last inspected on 4 Feb 2026. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Lily Lane Primary School rank in England?

Lily Lane Primary School ranks 13,320 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (worse than 88% of schools).

What are Lily Lane Primary School's SATs results?

In 2024/25, 44% of pupils at Lily Lane Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 63%).

How hard is it to get into Lily Lane Primary School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Lily Lane Primary School made 56 offers from 110 applications (2 per offer), and 55 of 55 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Lily Lane Primary School?

Lily Lane Primary School has 598 pupils aged 3 to 11.

What is the capacity of Lily Lane Primary School?

Lily Lane Primary School had 630 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Lily Lane Primary School?

At Lily Lane Primary School, the average class had 27.2 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 19.8 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Lily Lane Primary School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Lily Lane Primary School missed 5.9% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 21.4% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.