Longsight Community Primary

Farrer Road, Manchester, M13 0QX

205 pupils · 98% of 210 capacity

Phase
Primary
Type
Free schools
Ages
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Trust
BIG LIFE SCHOOLS
Local authority
Manchester
Free school meals
53.2%

Ofsted

Standards maintained (2024)Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)

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 27 November 2024, published 12 January 2025. Read the full Ofsted report

England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.

Exam results

Measure2024/25
Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths52%
Reaching the higher standard3%

Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.

Will my child get in?

Roughly one first choice per place 1.17 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)

Applications and offers by entry year
EntryPlaces1st preferencesTotal preferencesOffers
Sept 2026 entry303510730
Sept 2025 entry292910729
Sept 2024 entry232310423
Sept 2023 entry212111021
Sept 2022 entry272710027
Sept 2021 entry30316130
Sept 2020 entry303011630
Sept 2019 entry303510030

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

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.