Crab Lane Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jul 16 2019 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Manchester
Unique reference
105465
Address
Crab Lane, Higher Blackley, M9 8NB

Pupils

Number of Pupils
427 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
48.5%
Girls
51.5%
First language not English
32.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
57.6%
Persistent absence
19.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
9.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 45.2%
African 18.5%
Other White 8%
Mixed 7.5%
Pakistani 6.1%
Indian 2.8%
Other Asian 2.3%
Unclassified 2.3%
Other Black 2.1%
Other 1.6%
Chinese 1.4%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Caribbean 0.7%
Irish 0.5%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1.6
WritingAverage0.4
MathsAverage-0.8
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 46%
Local authority average 54%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 4%
Local authority average 4%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 101
Local authority average 104
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 102
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Crab Lane Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
57
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
53
2nd preference
25
3rd preference
15
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
53
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes27.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher25.6
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.9
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
44
18
26
Reception, Full-time
48
24
24
Year 1
49
25
24
Year 2
55
27
28
Year 3
56
24
32
Year 4
60
33
27
Year 5
52
29
23
Year 6
63
27
36
Year 2023-2024

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