Pike Fold Primary School
Old Market Street, Manchester, M9 8QP
435 pupils · 95% of 459 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Free school meals
- 44.4%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 9 February 2023, published 30 March 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 57% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 5% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.92 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 52 | 48 | 135 | 51 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 49 | 48 | 136 | 49 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 64 | 158 | 60 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 58 | 72 | 160 | 58 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 54 | 52 | 144 | 54 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 54 | 101 | 59 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 59 | 59 | 141 | 59 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 71 | 151 | 60 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.7 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Crab Lane Primary School 1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Crumpsall Lane Primary School 1.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Irk Valley Community School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Clare's RC Primary School 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Oasis Academy Harpur Mount 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.