Schools in Manchester

163 schools with published admissions figures

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The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.

How the 2026 round went in Manchester

Primary

Offered their first choice 95.0%
Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 88.5% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 99.0%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 5,736
Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 95.0% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 99.0% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 6.5 points higher than in 2016, when it was 88.5%.

The council's primary schools between them had 7,530 places for 5,736 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

Offered their first choice 77.1%
Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 76.5% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 93.1%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 6,542
Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 77.1% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 93.1% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is much the same as in 2016, when it was 76.5%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 7,220 places for 6,542 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.

If a family is refused a place

In 2026, families in Manchester lodged 829 appeals about a school place.

517 of them were heard by a panel and 103 succeeded, which is about 20 in every 100 heard.

The other 312 did not reach a panel. Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.

This is a record of decisions already made. A panel hears one case at a time and decides it on what that family sets out, so these figures do not indicate what would happen in any particular appeal.

Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.

Primary

School	1st prefs per place	Demand since	Latest Ofsted
St Wilfrid's RC Primary School Hulme	1.00	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Willibrord's RC Primary School Manchester	0.95	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
St. Aidan's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Manchester	1.00	-	Requires improvement Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Stanley Grove Primary Academy Longsight	0.95	-	Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection
The Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester	1.00	-	Requires improvement Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
The Willows Primary School Manchester	0.97	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Unity Community Primary Manchester	0.89	-	Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
Varna Community Primary School Manchester	1.02	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Webster Primary School Manchester	0.97	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
West Didsbury CE Primary School Manchester	1.18	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Wilbraham Primary School Manchester	0.91	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection

Elsewhere

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