Best primary schools in Manchester (2026)

Manchester has 105 ranked primary schools with published results. The top-ranked is Didsbury CofE Primary School, in the top 8% in England. The average reading, writing & maths here in 2025 was 61%, against 62% for England. 1 are in England's top 10%, and 4 are rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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Rank	School	Reading, writing & maths (2023–2025 average)	Reading, writing & maths 2025	Higher standard	Ofsted
1 Top 8% in England	Didsbury CofE Primary School Manchester · Church of England	80%	79%	13%	Good
2 Top 12% in England	Brookburn Community School Manchester	78%	87%	15%	Good
3 Top 12% in England	St Wilfrid's RC Primary School Manchester · Roman Catholic	79%	92%	16%	Good
4 Top 14% in England	Chorlton CofE Primary School Manchester · Church of England	77%	82%	14%	Not judged
5 Top 15% in England	Beaver Road Primary School Manchester	74%	75%	20%	Not judged
6 Top 16% in England	West Didsbury CE Primary School Manchester · Church of England	74%	73%	17%	No rating
7 Top 16% in England	Park View Community Primary Academy Manchester	74%	74%	15%	Requires improvement
8 Top 16% in England	Abbott Community Primary School Manchester	77%	75%	8%	No rating
9 Top 19% in England	Oasis Academy Aspinal Manchester	80%	86%	0%	Good
10 Top 20% in England	St Paul's CofE Primary School Manchester · Church of England	73%	71%	17%	No rating
11 Top 20% in England	Green End Primary School Manchester	77%	81%	6%	Not judged
12 Top 22% in England	Abbey Hey Primary Academy Manchester	77%	85%	2%	Good
13 Top 23% in England	St Richard's RC Primary School Manchester · Roman Catholic	72%	75%	13%	Good
14 Top 27% in England	St Kentigern's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Manchester · Roman Catholic	68%	71%	14%	No rating
15 Top 27% in England	Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Manchester · Roman Catholic	71%	77%	12%	Not judged
16 Top 28% in England	Seymour Road Academy Manchester	71%	72%	10%	No rating
17 Top 29% in England	Manley Park Primary School Manchester	67%	73%	15%	Outstanding
18 Top 29% in England	Oasis Academy Harpur Mount Manchester	71%	79%	11%	No rating
19 Top 29% in England	St James' CofE Primary School, Birch-in-Rusholme Manchester · Church of England	70%	74%	11%	No rating
20 Top 30% in England	St Mary's CofE Junior and Infant School Manchester · Church of England	70%	58%	5%	Outstanding
21 Top 34% in England	Cravenwood Primary Academy Manchester	72%	73%	0%	No rating
22 Top 37% in England	Cringle Brook Primary School Manchester	67%	72%	6%	No rating
23 Top 39% in England	Oswald Road Primary School Manchester	67%	67%	9%	No rating
24 Top 40% in England	St Francis RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Manchester · Roman Catholic	65%	65%	10%	Inadequate
25 Top 40% in England	Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester Manchester · Roman Catholic	64%	73%	17%	Outstanding
26 Top 42% in England	Mauldeth Road Primary School Manchester	65%	63%	10%	No rating
27 Top 45% in England	Barlow Hall Primary School Manchester	66%	77%	7%	No rating
28 Top 46% in England	St Margaret's CofE Primary School Manchester · Church of England	64%	69%	12%	Good
29 Top 47% in England	Ladybarn Primary School Manchester	64%	75%	10%	Good
30 Top 48% in England	St Wilfrid's CofE Junior and Infant School Manchester · Church of England	66%	72%	3%	Good
31 Top 49% in England	Briscoe Lane Academy Manchester	63%	61%	8%	No rating
32 Top 49% in England	Old Hall Drive Academy Manchester	63%	67%	6%	Good
33 Top 49% in England	St Andrew's CofE Primary School Manchester · Church of England	64%	54%	7%	No rating
34 Top 50% in England	King David Primary School Manchester · Jewish	65%	64%	2%	No rating
35 Top 50% in England	Rushbrook Primary Academy Manchester	65%	66%	0%	Good
36 Bottom 49% in England	Alma Park Primary School Manchester	63%	67%	3%	No rating
37 Bottom 49% in England	St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy Manchester · Church of England	62%	77%	6%	Good
38 Bottom 49% in England	Old Moat Primary School Manchester	64%	64%	5%	Outstanding
39 Bottom 48% in England	Chorlton Park Primary Manchester	63%	62%	5%	Good
40 Bottom 47% in England	Sacred Heart RC Primary School Manchester · Roman Catholic	62%	75%	7%	Not judged
41 Bottom 47% in England	Crowcroft Park Primary School Manchester	62%	66%	7%	Report card
42 Bottom 46% in England	St Augustine's CofE Primary School Manchester · Church of England	63%	72%	0%	No rating
43 Bottom 46% in England	St Chrysostom's CofE Primary School Manchester · Church of England	63%	71%	7%	Report card
44 Bottom 44% in England	Rolls Crescent Primary School Manchester	60%	64%	14%	Report card
45 Bottom 43% in England	St Willibrord's RC Primary School Manchester · Roman Catholic	62%	71%	6%	No rating
46 Bottom 41% in England	E-ACT Blackley Academy Manchester	61%	62%	7%	Good
47 Bottom 40% in England	Webster Primary School Manchester	60%	65%	9%	Not judged
48 Bottom 39% in England	St John's CofE Primary School Manchester · Church of England	61%	65%	3%	Good
49 Bottom 39% in England	Christ The King RC Primary School Manchester Manchester · Roman Catholic	60%	64%	3%	No rating
50 Bottom 37% in England	Armitage CofE Primary School Manchester · Church of England	57%	57%	7%	No rating
51 Bottom 36% in England	Stanley Grove Primary Academy Manchester	58%	56%	5%	No rating
52 Bottom 36% in England	Higher Openshaw Community School Manchester	59%	58%	0%	No rating
53 Bottom 35% in England	Broad Oak Primary School Manchester	57%	74%	5%	Good
54 Bottom 35% in England	CofE School of the Resurrection Manchester · Church of England	58%	71%	4%	Good
55 Bottom 33% in England	St Luke's CofE Primary School Manchester · Church of England	57%	54%	2%	No rating
56 Bottom 33% in England	St Catherine's RC Primary School Manchester · Roman Catholic	57%	55%	6%	Good
57 Bottom 31% in England	Cheetham CofE Community Academy Manchester · Church of England	56%	55%	8%	No rating
58 Bottom 31% in England	Co-op Academy New Islington Manchester	54%	60%	9%	Not judged
59 Bottom 30% in England	Our Lady's RC Primary School Manchester Manchester · Roman Catholic	58%	52%	0%	No rating
60 Bottom 29% in England	Acacias Community Primary School Manchester	56%	58%	2%	No rating
61 Bottom 29% in England	St Anne's RC Primary School Manchester · Roman Catholic	57%	67%	4%	No rating
62 Bottom 29% in England	Pike Fold Primary School Manchester	55%	57%	5%	No rating
63 Bottom 28% in England	Longsight Community Primary Manchester	54%	52%	3%	No rating
64 Bottom 27% in England	St Clare's RC Primary School Manchester · Roman Catholic	56%	55%	2%	No rating
65 Bottom 27% in England	Manchester Communication Primary Academy Manchester	55%	65%	9%	No rating
66 Bottom 24% in England	St Chad's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Manchester · Roman Catholic	53%	71%	10%	Requires improvement
67 Bottom 24% in England	Plymouth Grove Primary School Manchester	54%	53%	2%	No rating
68 Bottom 24% in England	Co-op Academy Broadhurst Manchester	55%	62%	3%	No rating
69 Bottom 22% in England	Co-op Academy Medlock Manchester	54%	54%	0%	Requires improvement
70 Bottom 21% in England	St Clement's CofE Primary School Manchester · Church of England	54%	58%	0%	Good
71 Bottom 21% in England	Wilbraham Primary School Manchester	52%	56%	5%	No rating
72 Bottom 21% in England	Irk Valley Community School Manchester	52%	46%	0%	No rating
73 Bottom 20% in England	Varna Community Primary School Manchester	50%	39%	2%	Not judged
74 Bottom 19% in England	Moston Lane Community Primary School Manchester	51%	59%	3%	Good
75 Bottom 18% in England	Crumpsall Lane Primary School Manchester	51%	60%	2%	Good
76 Bottom 18% in England	Crosslee Community Primary School Manchester	51%	50%	2%	Report card
77 Bottom 17% in England	Bowker Vale Primary School Manchester	50%	61%	3%	No rating
78 Bottom 17% in England	Crab Lane Primary School Manchester	50%	56%	0%	Not judged
79 Bottom 16% in England	St Brigid's RC Primary School Manchester · Roman Catholic	49%	48%	7%	Good
80 Bottom 16% in England	Lily Lane Primary School Manchester	48%	44%	4%	Report card
81 Bottom 16% in England	St Joseph's RC Primary School Manchester Manchester · Roman Catholic	48%	60%	3%	No rating
82 Bottom 15% in England	Cheetwood Primary School Manchester	48%	43%	0%	Good
83 Bottom 15% in England	Birchfields Primary School Manchester	49%	49%	1%	Not judged
84 Bottom 14% in England	Chapel Street Community Primary School Manchester	49%	55%	1%	No rating
85 Bottom 14% in England	Oasis Academy Temple Manchester	49%	55%	1%	No rating
86 Bottom 14% in England	St James' CofE Primary School Gorton Manchester · Church of England	48%	48%	3%	No rating
87 Bottom 13% in England	St Anne's RC Primary School Crumpsall Manchester Manchester · Roman Catholic	48%	46%	0%	Good
88 Bottom 11% in England	Heald Place Primary School Manchester	47%	52%	1%	Not judged
89 Bottom 10% in England	Unity Community Primary Manchester	46%	47%	2%	Report card
90 Bottom 10% in England	The Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester · Roman Catholic	44%	38%	4%	Requires improvement
91 Bottom 9% in England	Claremont Primary School Manchester	44%	42%	2%	Good
92 Bottom 9% in England	All Saints C of E Primary School Manchester · Church of England	43%	56%	6%	No rating
93 Bottom 9% in England	Saviour CofE Primary School Manchester · Church of England	45%	45%	0%	Report card
94 Bottom 8% in England	Gorton Primary School Manchester	41%	41%	6%	Good
95 Bottom 7% in England	St Agnes C of E Primary School Manchester · Church of England	42%	48%	0%	Good
96 Bottom 7% in England	St Ambrose RC Primary School Manchester · Roman Catholic	42%	41%	0%	No rating
97 Bottom 7% in England	Ashbury Meadow Primary School Manchester	42%	32%	0%	Not judged
98 Bottom 7% in England	Holy Trinity CofE Primary School Manchester · Church of England	42%	45%	0%	Requires improvement
99 Bottom 7% in England	St Mary's CofE Primary School Moston Manchester · Church of England	41%	31%	0%	Not judged
100 Bottom 6% in England	St Philip's Church of England Primary School Manchester · Church of England	41%	41%	0%	No rating

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What is the best primary school in Manchester?

On exam results over the last three years, Didsbury CofE Primary School is the top-ranked primary school in Manchester, in the top 8% of schools in England.

How are the schools ranked?

By published Department for Education exam results averaged over three years: for secondary schools, Attainment 8 plus a quarter of the share getting grade 5+ in English and maths; for primary schools, the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths plus half the share reaching the higher standard. The order uses the three-year average, so a school can rank above one with a higher single-year result. Schools with fewer than 10 pupils taking the tests are not ranked. Exam results are only part of the picture: visit, read the Ofsted report and check admissions rules, as living nearby does not guarantee a place.