Councils · England · Manchester
Schools in Manchester, and the dates that matter.
Every state school in the council area — 139 primary, 32 secondary — with Manchester’s application deadlines, offer days, and where to apply. One page, kept current from official sources.
September 2027 entry · Sources: Primary council source · Secondary council source
Primary · Reception 2027
15 January 2027
National deadline. Offers arrive 16 April. We suggest submitting by 8 January to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Manchester's portal →Verify the exact date on the council's scheme →Secondary · Year 7 2027
31 October 2026
National deadline. Offers arrive 1 March. Grammar tests, where they apply, happen even earlier. We suggest submitting by 24 October to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Manchester's portal →Verify the exact date on the council's scheme →01 / EVERY SCHOOL IN MANCHESTER
Find your shortlist.
All 211 state and independent schools in the council area, straight from the Department for Education’s register. Open any school for admissions details, Ofsted history and open days.
Primary · 139
Abbey Hey Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Abbott Community Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Abraham Moss Community School
Ofsted · Good
Acacias Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
All Saints C of E Primary School
Ofsted · Good
All Saints Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Alma Park Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Armitage CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Ashbury Meadow Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Baguley Hall Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Barlow Hall Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Beaver Road Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
Benchill Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
Birchfields Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
Bowker Vale Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Briscoe Lane Academy
Ofsted · Good
Broad Oak Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Brookburn Community School
Ofsted · Good
Button Lane Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Cavendish Primary School
Not judged yet
Chapel Street Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Charlestown Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Cheetham CofE Community Academy
Ofsted · Good
Cheetwood Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Chorlton CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
Chorlton Park Primary
Ofsted · Good
Christ The King RC Primary School Manchester
Ofsted · Good
Claremont Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Co-op Academy Broadhurst
Ofsted · Good
Co-op Academy Medlock
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Co-op Academy New Islington
Ofsted · Outstanding
CofE School of the Resurrection
Ofsted · Good
Crab Lane Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
Cravenwood Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Cringle Brook Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Crossacres Primary Academy
Ofsted · Outstanding
Crosslee Community Primary School
Ofsted · Inadequate
Crowcroft Park Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Crown Street Primary School
Not judged yet
Crumpsall Lane Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Didsbury CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
E-ACT Blackley Academy
Ofsted · Good
Gorton Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Green End Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Haveley Hey Community School
Ofsted · Not judged
Heald Place Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Higher Openshaw Community School
Ofsted · Good
Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester
Ofsted · Outstanding
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Irk Valley Community School
Ofsted · Good
King David Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Ladybarn Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Lily Lane Primary School
Ofsted · Inadequate
Longsight Community Primary
Ofsted · Good
Manchester Communication Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Manley Park Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Mauldeth Road Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Moston Fields Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
Moston Lane Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Ofsted · Not judged
New Moston Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
Newall Green Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Northenden Community School
Not judged yet
Oasis Academy Aspinal
Ofsted · Good
Oasis Academy Harpur Mount
Ofsted · Good
Oasis Academy Temple
Ofsted · Good
Old Hall Drive Academy
Ofsted · Good
Old Moat Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Oswald Road Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Our Lady's RC Primary School Manchester
Ofsted · Good
Park View Community Primary Academy
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Peel Hall Primary Academy
Ofsted · Inadequate
Pike Fold Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Plymouth Grove Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Rack House Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Ravensbury Community School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Ringway Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Rolls Crescent Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Rushbrook Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Sacred Heart RC Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Sandilands Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Saviour CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Seymour Road Academy
Ofsted · Good
Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Agnes C of E Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Ambrose RC Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Andrew's CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Anne's RC Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Anne's RC Primary School Crumpsall Manchester
Ofsted · Good
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Augustine's CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
St Bernard's RC Primary School Manchester
Ofsted · Good
St Brigid's RC Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Catherine's RC Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Chad's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Ofsted · Requires improvement
St Chrysostom's CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Clare's RC Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Clement's CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Cuthbert's RC Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Not judged yet
St Edmund's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Not judged yet
St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Francis RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Ofsted · Inadequate
St James' CofE Primary School Gorton
Ofsted · Good
St James' CofE Primary School, Birch-in-Rusholme
Ofsted · Good
St John Bosco RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Not judged yet
St John's CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St John's RC Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Joseph's RC Primary School Manchester
Ofsted · Good
St Kentigern's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Luke's CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Malachy's RC Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Not judged yet
St Margaret's CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Mary's CofE Junior and Infant School
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Mary's CofE Primary School Moston
Ofsted · Good
St Mary's RC Primary School Manchester
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Not judged yet
St Paul's CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Philip's Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Richard's RC Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Wilfrid's CofE Aided Primary School Northenden
Ofsted · Good
St Wilfrid's CofE Junior and Infant School
Ofsted · Good
St Wilfrid's RC Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Willibrord's RC Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St. Aidan's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Stanley Grove Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
The Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
The Olive School, Manchester
Not judged yet
The Willows Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Unity Community Primary
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Varna Community Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Webster Primary School
Ofsted · Good
West Didsbury CE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Wilbraham Primary School
Ofsted · Good
William Hulme's Grammar School
Ofsted · Good
Secondary · 32
Abraham Moss Community School
Ofsted · Good
Burnage Academy for Boys
Ofsted · Outstanding
CHS South
Ofsted · Good
Cedar Mount Academy
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Chorlton High School
Ofsted · Good
Co-op Academy Belle Vue
Ofsted · Outstanding
Co-op Academy Manchester
Ofsted · Good
Co-op Academy North Manchester
Ofsted · Good
Dean Trust Ardwick
Ofsted · Good
Didsbury High School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Dixons Brooklands Academy
Ofsted · Not judged
Dixons Newall Green Academy
Not judged yet
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester
Ofsted · Good
Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester
Ofsted · Good
Levenshulme High School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Loreto High School Chorlton
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Manchester Academy
Ofsted · Good
Manchester Communication Academy
Ofsted · Good
Manchester Enterprise Academy
Ofsted · Good
Manchester Enterprise Academy Central
Ofsted · Good
Our Lady's RC High School
Ofsted · Good
Parrs Wood High School
Ofsted · Good
Saint Paul's Catholic High School
Ofsted · Good
St Matthew's RC High School
Ofsted · Not judged
St Peter's RC High School
Ofsted · Good
The Barlow RC High School and Specialist Science College
Ofsted · Good
The East Manchester Academy
Ofsted · Requires improvement
The King David High School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Trinity CofE High School
Ofsted · Good
Whalley Range 11-18 High School
Ofsted · Good
William Hulme's Grammar School
Ofsted · Good
Wright Robinson College
Ofsted · Outstanding
Special & other · 42
Abbey College Manchester
Not judged yet
Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Bridge College
Ofsted · Good
Camberwell Park Specialist Support School
Not judged yet
Chetham's School of Music
Not judged yet
Connell Co-Op College
Ofsted · Good
Digital Advantage
Not judged yet
Grange School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Harpurhey Alternative Provision School
Ofsted · Inadequate
IncludEd Learning
Ofsted · Good
Kassim Darwish Grammar School for Boys
Not judged yet
LTE Group
Ofsted · Good
Lancasterian School
Ofsted · Good
Loreto College
Ofsted · Outstanding
Manchester High School for Girls
Not judged yet
Manchester Hospital School
Ofsted · Good
Manchester Islamic Grammar School for Girls
Ofsted · Outstanding
Manchester Jewish School for Special Education
Ofsted · Good
Manchester Muslim Preparatory School
Ofsted · Good
Manchester Vocational and Learning Academy
Ofsted · Good
Meade Hill School
Not judged yet
Melland High School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Moor Allerton Preparatory School
Not judged yet
Music Stuff
Ofsted · Inadequate
North Ridge High School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Orchard House Specialist High School
Not judged yet
Pinc College
Not judged yet
Pioneer House High School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Piper Hill High School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Progress Schools - Gorton
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Prospect House Specialist Support Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Rodney House School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Sol Christian Academy
Ofsted · Good
Southern Cross School
Not judged yet
St Bede's College
Not judged yet
The Birches School
Ofsted · Good
The Greens ENS
Ofsted · Good
The Manchester Grammar School
Not judged yet
The Watkin Centre
Not judged yet
Thompsons Academy trading as Navigators
Not judged yet
Withington Girls' School
Not judged yet
Xaverian College
Ofsted · Outstanding
02 / HOW APPLYING WORKS HERE
One form, through Manchester.
If you live in Manchester, you apply through the council’s own portal — even for schools in another council’s area.
Preferences
List as many schools as the form allows — you’ll see the limit when you start your application. Rank in your true order; schools never see it.
Own-criteria schools
Some Manchester secondaries are academies or faith schools that set their own entry criteria — check each school’s page for extra forms before the deadline.
Plain-English guides
Primary admissions, explained
The 15 January deadline and how Reception offers work.
Secondary admissions, explained
The 31 October deadline and the traps that come earlier.
How school appeals work
Your right to appeal, and honest odds of success.
Waiting lists, explained
How they're ordered, and why positions move both ways.
03 / NEARBY
Looking across the border?
Families near Manchester often also shortlist schools in these neighbouring council areas.