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Rolls Crescent Primary School

Academy converter · Manchester · M15 5FT

Ages 3–11 · 325 pupils · Manchester

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Ofsted

Expected standard

KS2 expected (RWM)

59%

Overall absence

6.8%

Admissions demand

0.98 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Expected standard

Inspection date

2026-04-22

  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

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)59%
Higher standard (RWM)4%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)22.5%
Unauthorised2.1%
Authorised absence
4.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.8%
Enrolments in measure
364

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

0.98 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

40

Places offered

42

1st-preference offers

40

Total preferences (any rank)
98
Preferred offers (top 3)
41
Applications from outside LA
2
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

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 fill69%

325 pupils · 472 places

Pupils on roll
325
Boys / girls
168 / 157
School capacity
472
Capacity fill
325 / 472 (69%)
Free school meals
52.9%
FSM pupils
172
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

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

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: CHANGING LIVES IN COLLABORATION
Academy trust
CHANGING LIVES IN COLLABORATION
Sponsor
Changing Lives in Collaboration
Headteacher
Mr J Reynolds and Ms H Turner

Location

Address
Rolls Crescent, Hulme
Postcode
M15 5FT
Town
Manchester
Local authority
Manchester
District
Manchester
Constituency
Manchester Rusholme
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 academy converter (primary), Ages 3–11, in Manchester, Manchester, 325 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 52.9%.

Open schools in Manchester
415
Primary schools in Manchester
285
Academies among open schools in Manchester
40% (168)
Open schools in M15
11
Primary in M15
7
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 M15

  • St Wilfrid's RC Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Hulme · M15 5BJ · Manchester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM57.5%
    • Demand0.97

    0.3 miles away

  • St Alphonsus RC Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Manchester · M16 7PT · Trafford

    Ages 4–11

    • KS265%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM46.7%
    • Demand0.91

    0.5 miles away

  • Old Trafford Community Academy

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Manchester · M15 4FL · Trafford

    Ages 3–11

    • KS245%
    • Absence7.1%
    • FSM57.6%
    • Demand0.92

    0.6 miles away

  • St Mary's CofE Junior and Infant School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Manchester · M16 7AQ · Manchester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS277%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM63.0%
    • Demand0.96

    0.6 miles away

  • Webster Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Manchester · M15 6JU · Manchester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence3.8%
    • FSM60.1%
    • Demand0.92

    0.7 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr J Reynolds and Ms H Turner
Telephone
01612099930
Website
www.rolls-crescent.manchester.sch.uk/

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