Crossacres Primary Academy
Crossacres Road, Wythenshawe, Manchester, M22 5AD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CROSSACRES PRIMARY ACADEMY
- Headteacher
- Mrs Suzanne Blay
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Wythenshawe and Sale East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 704
- URN
- 140709
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01614371272
About this school
Crossacres Primary Academy is a primary academy in Manchester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 704 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 88 | 85 | 90 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 64% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 8% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 71% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 75% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 75% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.80 | - | - |
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 Crossacres Primary Academy 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 | 70% | 52.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 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 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 718 |
| 2023/24 | 707 |
| 2024/25 | 702 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Crossacres Primary Academy compares
Crossacres Primary Academy ranked 42nd of 125 primary schools in Manchester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 5.9% | 51.1% | 704 | — |
| Peel Hall Primary Academy | 31% | 10.1% | 69.5% | 163 | 0.4 miles |
| St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School | 52% | 7.2% | 38.4% | 227 | 0.5 miles |
| Gatley Primary School | 93% | 3.5% | 7% | 659 | 0.5 miles |
| Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Catholic Primary School | 48% | 5.6% | 52.2% | 370 | 0.6 miles |
| Lum Head Primary School | 78% | 4.9% | 21.5% | 210 | 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)
- 51.12%
- English as an additional language
- 19.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.88%
- Persistent absence
- 16.16%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Peel Hall Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Gatley Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Stockport
-
Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Lum Head Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Cheadle
Other schools in Manchester
Crossacres Primary Academy ranks 91st 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 Crossacres Primary Academy teach?
- Crossacres Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Crossacres Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Crossacres Primary Academy is Mrs Suzanne Blay, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Crossacres Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Crossacres Primary Academy, 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 Crossacres Primary Academy?
- Crossacres Primary Academy has 704 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Crossacres Primary Academy full?
- Crossacres Primary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 704 on roll (168%), so it is at or above 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 Crossacres Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Crossacres Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Crossacres Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Crossacres Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Crossacres Primary Academy?
- Crossacres Primary Academy is part of CROSSACRES PRIMARY ACADEMY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Crossacres Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Crossacres Primary Academy rank locally?
- Crossacres Primary Academy ranked 42nd of 125 primary schools in Manchester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Crossacres Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Crossacres Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Crossacres Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Crossacres Primary Academy'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 1 July 2026.