Crumpsall Lane Primary School
Crumpsall Lane, Crumpsall, Manchester, M8 5SR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Associate Headteacher
- Mr Philip Hughes
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- North Manchester Primary Federation
- Constituency
- Blackley and Middleton South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 460
- Pupils on roll
- 418
- URN
- 105486
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01617403741
About this school
Crumpsall Lane Primary School is a community primary school in Manchester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 418 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 57 | 64 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 41% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 0% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 61% | 52% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 61% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 64% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 101.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | 0.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Crumpsall Lane Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Manchester average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 53% | 52.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 41% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 415 |
| 2023/24 | 418 |
| 2024/25 | 421 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Crumpsall Lane Primary School compares
Crumpsall Lane Primary School ranked 62nd of 125 primary schools in Manchester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 5.4% | 46% | 418 | — |
| St Anne's RC Primary School Crumpsall Manchester | 46% | 5.6% | 45.2% | 413 | 0.3 miles |
| Cravenwood Primary Academy | 73% | 6.1% | 39.7% | 385 | 0.3 miles |
| King David Primary School | 64% | 4.1% | 9.3% | 381 | 0.4 miles |
| Pike Fold Primary School | 57% | 5.1% | 43.3% | 435 | 0.7 miles |
| Irk Valley Community School | 46% | 6.4% | 45.6% | 437 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 45.95%
- English as an additional language
- 73.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.39%
- Persistent absence
- 15.68%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Anne's RC Primary School Crumpsall Manchester0.3 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Cravenwood Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Manchester
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King David Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Crumpsall
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Pike Fold Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Irk Valley Community School0.7 miles
Primary · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
Crumpsall Lane Primary School ranks 146th of the 252 ranked primary schools in Manchester.
- Abbey Hey Primary Academy Primary
- Abbott Community Primary School Primary
- Acacias Community Primary School Primary
- Acre Hall Primary School Primary
- Aldwyn Primary School Primary
- Alkrington Primary School Primary
- All Saints C of E Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand Primary
- All Saints Primary School Primary
- Alma Park Primary School Primary
- Armitage CofE Primary School Primary
- Ashbury Meadow Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Crumpsall Lane Primary School teach?
- Crumpsall Lane Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Manchester.
- Who is the associate headteacher of Crumpsall Lane Primary School?
- The associate headteacher of Crumpsall Lane Primary School is Mr Philip Hughes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Crumpsall Lane Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Crumpsall Lane Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Crumpsall Lane Primary School?
- Crumpsall Lane Primary School has 418 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Crumpsall Lane Primary School full?
- Crumpsall Lane Primary School has capacity for 460 pupils and 418 on roll (91%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Crumpsall Lane Primary School a faith school?
- No. Crumpsall Lane Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Crumpsall Lane Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Crumpsall Lane Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Crumpsall Lane Primary School?
- Crumpsall Lane Primary School is part of the North Manchester Primary Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Crumpsall Lane Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Crumpsall Lane Primary School rank locally?
- Crumpsall Lane Primary School ranked 62nd of 125 primary schools in Manchester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Crumpsall Lane Primary School's absence rate?
- Crumpsall Lane Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Crumpsall Lane Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Crumpsall Lane Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.