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Button Lane Primary School

Community school · Manchester · M23 0ND

Ages 3–11 · 385 pupils · Manchester

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

48%

Overall absence

7.8%

Admissions demand

0.97 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-07-12

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)48%
Higher standard (RWM)1%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence7.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)27.2%
Unauthorised2.1%
Authorised absence
5.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.6%
Enrolments in measure
382

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.97 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

39

Places offered

41

1st-preference offers

39

Total preferences (any rank)
85
Preferred offers (top 3)
40
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill80%

385 pupils · 480 places

Pupils on roll
385
Boys / girls
184 / 201
School capacity
480
Capacity fill
385 / 480 (80%)
Free school meals
57.8%
FSM pupils
222
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Ms Emma Roberts

Location

Address
Button Lane, Northern Moor
Postcode
M23 0ND
Town
Manchester
Local authority
Manchester
District
Manchester
Constituency
Wythenshawe and Sale East
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Manchester, Manchester, 385 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 57.8%.

Open schools in Manchester
415
Primary schools in Manchester
285
Academies among open schools in Manchester
40% (168)
Open schools in M23
14
Primary in M23
8
Open schools in Manchester LA
220
Primary in Manchester LA
137

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in ManchesterNear M23

  • Rack House Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Manchester · M23 0BT · Manchester

    Ages 2–11

    • KS281%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM49.9%
    • Demand0.93

    0.4 miles away

  • Lime Tree Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Sale · M33 2RP · Trafford

    Ages 2–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence3.7%
    • FSM26.2%
    • Demand1.00

    0.6 miles away

  • Worthington Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Sale · M33 2JJ · Trafford

    Ages 3–11

    • KS266%
    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM18.6%
    • Demand0.96

    0.7 miles away

  • Sandilands Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Manchester · M23 9JX · Manchester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS245%
    • Absence7.0%
    • FSM45.3%
    • Demand1.00

    1.0 miles away

  • St Anne's CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Sale · M33 3ES · Trafford

    Ages 3–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM20.7%
    • Demand1.00

    1.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Emma Roberts
Telephone
01619451965
Website
www.buttonlane.manchester.sch.uk/

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