Crab Lane Primary School, Manchester
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Crab Lane is led by ambitious leaders who work hard to help every child succeed. Teachers create a calm and productive learning environment where pupils behave exceptionally well and enjoy coming to school. The school is particularly strong in mathematics and has recently improved results across all subjects.
Key Strengths
- Outstanding leadership and management with very high expectations for all pupils
- Exceptional behaviour and safety - pupils are polite, enthusiastic and feel very safe
- Good progress in all key stages, particularly strong in mathematics
- Good quality teaching in all year groups, outstanding in some
- Very well-planned curriculum with trips and visits linked to learning themes
Areas for Improvement
- Too few pupils reach higher levels in writing at Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2
- Some classes need more opportunities for pupils to write at length for different purposes
- Need to ensure writing tasks consistently challenge all pupils
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective - the school meets all statutory requirements and all pupils are very safe and well cared for, especially those who may be more vulnerable.
Extracurricular Activities
Breakfast club, school council, extracurricular activities, sports coaching, trips and visits linked to curriculum themes
Crab Lane Community Primary School is a good school where pupils make good progress from below-average starting points. School leaders have outstanding expectations and have successfully improved teaching quality across all year groups.
At a Glance
62.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
27 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 64% to 74%. Maths has improved from 59% to 76%. Writing has remained stable at around 64%.
Class Sizes
28.3
Avg class size
26.7
Infant (KS1)
28.5
KS2
15
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
87%
Available places
412 pupils
472 capacity
60 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Manchester
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Manchester
Admissions Demand - Manchester
Places available
7,395
Applications
5,691
Got 1st preference
97.3%
Got preferred school
99.5%
Primary admissions across Manchester (2025/26)
Inspection History(12)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.42995%
Overall absence
17.46479%
Persistent absence
355
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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