Cheetham CofE Community Academy, Manchester
Cheetham CofE Community Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Manchester, part of Cheetham Church of England Community Academy. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in January 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in September 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 163rd-highest of the 258 schools in Manchester with published results, and 9,595th of 14,452 across England. It was 91% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2014)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Manchester (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Cheetham CofE Community Academy in detail
Results
In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils at Cheetham CofE Community Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 75% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 74% in Manchester and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 64% in reading and 71% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Cheetham CofE Community Academy
For September 2026 entry, 39 families put Cheetham CofE Community Academy as their first choice and 92 named it as one of their preferences, for 46 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Cheetham CofE Community Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Cheetham CofE Community Academy are Marlborough Road Academy (0.2 miles, Good, 67% reading, 62% maths); St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School (0.2 miles, Outstanding, 85% reading, 91% maths); The Olive School, Manchester (0.4 miles); and Unity Community Primary (0.4 miles, Requires improvement, 69% reading, 68% maths).
Cheetham CofE Community Academy's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.
Marlborough Road AcademySt Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary SchoolThe Olive School, ManchesterUnity Community Primary
The trust
Cheetham CofE Community Academy is run by its own single-school academy trust.
Who goes there
52.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 91.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are Asian (53%), other ethnic groups (29%) and Black (8%).
In 2026, 66 pupils (11.1%) received SEN support and 37 (6.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Abraham Moss (Manchester Metrolink), about 760 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Greenland Street (near), 80 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Cheetham CofE Community Academy stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Cheetham CofE Community Academy issued 8 suspensions, 1.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Cheetham CofE Community Academy are Abraham Moss Community School (0.6 miles); The King David High School (0.6 miles); Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester (0.9 miles); and Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester (1 mile).
Abraham Moss Community SchoolThe King David High SchoolEden Girls' Leadership Academy, ManchesterEden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoThis judgement is from January 2014, 12 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its January 2014 inspection - down from Outstanding.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
52.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 64% to 69% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 71% to 75% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 60% to 70% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
27.0
Avg class size
26.0
Infant (KS1)
29.3
KS2
17
Total classes
5 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Cheetham CofE Community Academy
Before and after school care
Cheetham CofE Community Academy is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Manchester
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Cheetham CofE Community Academy.
- CHEETHAM KIDS ACADEMY LTD430m away · Not yet graded
- Satmar Kids720m away · Not yet graded
- Breakthrough After School Club790m away · Not yet graded
- Code Inventorz900m away · Not yet graded
- Awaaz After School Club980m away · Not yet graded
- BJPS990m away · Not yet graded
Getting There
Tube / Metro / Tram
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Cheetham CofE Community Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Cheetham CofE Community Academy is in Manchester; for families living there:
Apply to Manchester for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 38
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 9
- Children hurt
- 5
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 38 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 9 serious and 29 slight.
5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt.
7 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Manchester is 22 (the median across 222 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
91%
Near capacity
573 pupils
630 places
57 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Manchester
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Manchester
Across Manchester council
Places available
7,530
Applications
5,736
Got 1st preference
95.0%
Got preferred school
99.1%
All primary applications across Manchester council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(3)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
66
SEN Support
37
EHC Plans
17.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
597
Total Pupils
308
Boys
289
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
30
Teachers
19.9:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£49,551
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,976
Per pupil
£3921k
Total funding
£392k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.6%
Overall absence
10.8%
Persistent absence
544
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Questions parents ask about Cheetham CofE Community Academy
What are SATs results like at Cheetham CofE Community Academy?
Of the pupils at Cheetham CofE Community Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 69% reached the expected standard in reading and 75% did so in maths.
What is Cheetham CofE Community Academy's Ofsted rating?
Cheetham CofE Community Academy's most recent Ofsted inspection, in September 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in January 2014, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Cheetham CofE Community Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Cheetham CofE Community Academy is oversubscribed, Manchester allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Cheetham CofE Community Academy?
Cheetham CofE Community Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 91% of its 630 places.
How big are the classes at Cheetham CofE Community Academy?
Classes at Cheetham CofE Community Academy average 27 pupils (2025/26). 5 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Cheetham CofE Community Academy?
Cheetham CofE Community Academy has around 597 pupils on roll. 53% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Cheetham CofE Community Academy?
4.6% of sessions were missed at Cheetham CofE Community Academy in 2024/25. 10.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Cheetham CofE Community Academy?
Apply through Manchester's coordinated admissions process, naming Cheetham CofE Community Academy on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Cheetham CofE Community Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Cheetham CofE Community Academy is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Ofsted's childcare register lists 6 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Cheetham CofE Community Academy: CHEETHAM KIDS ACADEMY LTD (430m away, registered, not yet graded), Satmar Kids (720m away, registered, not yet graded) and Breakthrough After School Club (790m away, registered, not yet graded).
How many road collisions happen near Cheetham CofE Community Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 38 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 9 serious and 29 slight. 5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt. 7 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Manchester is 22 (the median across 222 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Cheetham CofE Community Academy?
Cheetham CofE Community Academy is at Halliwell Lane, Cheetham Hill, Manchester, M8 9FR.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)