Rolls Crescent Primary School
Rolls Crescent, Manchester, M15 5FT
325 pupils · 69% of 472 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- CHANGING LIVES IN COLLABORATION
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Free school meals
- 52.9%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 22 April 2026, published 14 June 2026. 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 | 64% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 14% |
“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 — 0.95 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 20 | 19 | 59 | 20 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 40 | 40 | 79 | 40 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 42 | 40 | 98 | 41 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 43 | 41 | 107 | 43 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 60 | 123 | 60 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 36 | 33 | 62 | 35 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 53 | 52 | 87 | 53 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 57 | 47 | 94 | 52 |
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
- St Wilfrid's RC Primary School 0.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Philip's Church of England Primary School 0.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Crown Street Primary School 0.8 km · No Ofsted rating
- St Alphonsus RC Primary School 0.8 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Old Trafford Community Academy 0.9 km · No overall grade (2024)
- St Mary's CofE Junior and Infant School 1 km · Outstanding (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.