School profile

Crosslee Community Primary School

Primary · Academy sponsor led · Manchester, M9 6TG

Requires improvement

Map showing Crosslee Community Primary School

Schools
Numbers on map: pupil ages
Outstanding
Good
Requires improvement
Inadequate
Not rated

National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#12,258 of 15,057

Worse than 81% of schools in England

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

Crosslee Community Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted report cardInspected 19 May 2026

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

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeAcademy sponsor led
Ages3 to 11
Pupils373
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Anne-Marie Smith
TrustCHANGING LIVES IN COLLABORATION
Local authorityManchester
Opened01 Jul 2023
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 149867.

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 maths50%, 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.2%, worse than England, worse than 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.101, worse than England, worse than Manchester104105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.99, worse than England, worse than Manchester105105
Expected standard in reading57%, worse than England, worse than Manchester72%76%
Expected standard in writing60%, worse than England, worse than Manchester67%73%
Expected standard in maths71%, worse than England, similar to Manchester72%75%
Pupils taking tests58--

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

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils373
Girls173
Boys200
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.61.1%
First language not English35.9%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.420
Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places.336
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.20%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.90
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.22
Average class size22.8

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

White British
40.5%
African
9.9%
Pakistani
8.3%
Other Black
6.7%
Other Asian
6.2%
Other ethnic group
6.2%
White and Black African
5.1%
Other White
4.6%
White and Black Caribbean
3.2%
Chinese
2.4%

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 teacher18.1
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.9.1
Teachers (FTE)20.6
Teaching assistants (FTE)19.28
Support staff (FTE)30.69
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2521.4
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2517.4
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/254

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.33
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.56
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.30
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.30
Applications from another local authority (Reception)0

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 absence7.5%, worse than England, worse than Manchester5.6%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.22.7%, worse than England, worse than Manchester16.2%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.2.2%, worse than England, worse than 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 rate14.4%
Pupils with one or more suspensions6.2%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

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 Crosslee Community Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.1 miPrimarySt John Bosco RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter
Requires improvement
0.4 miPrimarySt Michael's Church of England Primary School, AlkringtonVoluntary aided school
Good
0.4 miSecondaryCo-op Academy North ManchesterAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.4 miPrimaryCharlestown Community Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.4 miPrimarySt Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton, RochdaleVoluntary aided school
Good
0.7 miPrimaryAlkrington Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.8 miPrimaryE-ACT Blackley AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.9 miPrimaryMoston Fields Primary SchoolCommunity school
Requires improvement
1.0 miPrimaryMount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter
Outstanding
1.0 miSecondaryCo-op Academy ManchesterAcademy sponsor led
Good

Frequently asked questions about Crosslee Community Primary School

What is Crosslee Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Crosslee Community Primary School is rated Requires improvement, last inspected on 19 May 2026. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Crosslee Community Primary School rank in England?

Crosslee Community Primary School ranks 12,258 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (worse than 81% of schools).

What are Crosslee Community Primary School's SATs results?

In 2024/25, 50% of pupils at Crosslee Community Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 63%).

How hard is it to get into Crosslee Community Primary School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Crosslee Community Primary School made 33 offers from 56 applications (1.7 per offer), and 30 of 30 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Crosslee Community Primary School?

Crosslee Community Primary School has 373 pupils aged 3 to 11.

What is the capacity of Crosslee Community Primary School?

Crosslee Community Primary School had 420 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Crosslee Community Primary School?

At Crosslee Community Primary School, the average class had 22.8 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 18.1 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Crosslee Community Primary School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Crosslee Community Primary School missed 7.5% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 22.7% 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.