St Luke's CofE Primary School, Manchester
St Luke's CofE Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Manchester. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in September 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in May 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 218th-highest of the 258 schools in Manchester with published results, and 12,107th of 14,452 across England. It was 85% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2014)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 75 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Manchester (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
St Luke's CofE Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 60% of Year 6 pupils at St Luke's CofE Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 68% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 74% in Manchester and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 75% in reading and 73% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at St Luke's CofE Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 39 families put St Luke's CofE Primary School as their first choice and 86 named it as one of their preferences, for 39 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at St Luke's CofE Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Luke's CofE Primary School are Plymouth Grove Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 75% reading, 80% maths); Armitage CofE Primary School (0.3 miles, Outstanding, 79% reading, 80% maths); St Joseph's RC Primary School Manchester (0.3 miles, Good, 73% reading, 80% maths); and St Chrysostom's CofE Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 85% reading, 89% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than St Luke's CofE Primary School.
Plymouth Grove Primary SchoolArmitage CofE Primary SchoolSt Joseph's RC Primary School ManchesterSt Chrysostom's CofE Primary School
Who goes there
53.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 68.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are Asian (40%), Black (29%) and other ethnic groups (13%).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Ardwick Rail Station, about 870 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Winterford Avenue (opposite), 160 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Luke's CofE Primary School 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
St Luke's CofE Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Luke's CofE Primary School are Dean Trust Ardwick (0.1 miles), St Peter's RC High School (0.8 miles) and The East Manchester Academy (1.1 miles).
Dean Trust ArdwickSt Peter's RC High SchoolThe East Manchester Academy
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 September 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's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils are happy coming to this welcoming and caring school. They described it as a big family. Pupils know that staff will listen to them and give them the support that they need. Pupils value the care and guidance offered by the school.
The school is ambitious for the achievement of all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Children get off to a strong start in the early years. Pupils achieve well in most subjects.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school's well-designed and ambitious curriculum helps children in the early years to get off to a strong start. They quickly develop a sense of curiosity and a love of learning. This prepares them well for the next stage of their education. Pupils in key stages 1 and 2 build on this positive foundation and achieve well across the curriculum.
The school and governing body have worked well together to ensure further improvements to the quality of the curriculum since the last inspection. The school has identified the important content that pupils should acquire from the early years to the end of Year 6. This knowledge builds on what pupils already know in well-ordered steps. In most subjects, the school checks how well the curriculum is helping pupils to know more and remember more over time. However, in a small number of subjects, these checks are at an early stage of development. This means that, in these subjects, school does not have a clear understanding of the impact of the curriculum on the depth of pupils' learning or how effectively the curriculum has been implemented.
From Ofsted's May 2024 ungraded inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its September 2014 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
53.3%
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 declined from 75% to 60% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 73% to 68% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 73% to 60% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
27.0
Avg class size
21.5
Infant (KS1)
27.5
KS2
15
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with St Luke's CofE Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near St Luke's CofE Primary School.
- LSC @ St Chrysostom's Primary740m away · Not yet graded
- A6 Young People's Centre890m away · Not yet graded
Nurseries
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to St Luke's CofE Primary School, with their latest published grades:
- Tiny Turtles Daycare - Day nursery, 0.3 milesOfsted, 15 January 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Prestige: The Tuition Centre Ltd - Pre-school, 0.3 miles
- Ardwick Day Nursery - Day nursery, 0.4 milesOfsted report card, 8 May 2026: Urgent improvement in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
- Littleways Daisy Bank - Day nursery, 0.4 milesOfsted, 5 August 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Milkyway Preschool Playgroup - Day nursery, 0.5 milesOfsted, 3 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. St Luke's CofE Primary School 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
- 1
- Serious
- 15
- Children hurt
- 6
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 38 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 15 serious and 22 slight.
6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 5 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
6 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 are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at St Luke's CofE Primary School
Will you get a place at St Luke's CofE Primary School?
For 2026 entry it had 39 first choices for 39 places. The report sets your home postcode against these figures.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
85%
Available places
355 pupils
420 places
65 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
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
Future places in the local planning area
DfE estimates the Primary - Central planning area (Manchester) will have 2,126 spare primary places in 2027/28.
Source: Department for Education, School capacity: Academic year 2024/25 (published 19 March 2026), estimates of future school place demand by planning area. Council pupil forecasts against reported places, counting places councils and DfE plan to add or remove; rounded to whole places. Explore Education Statistics
Inspection History(8)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
45
SEN Support
23
EHC Plans
16.8%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
405
Total Pupils
214
Boys
191
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
21
Teachers
19.3:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£53,915
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,408
Per pupil
£2785k
Total funding
£298k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.1%
Overall absence
17.5%
Persistent absence
360
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
St Luke's CofE Primary School
Questions parents ask about St Luke's CofE Primary School
What are SATs results like at St Luke's CofE Primary School?
Of the pupils at St Luke's CofE Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 60% reached the expected standard in reading and 68% did so in maths.
What is St Luke's CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?
St Luke's CofE Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in May 2024, was ungraded. At its last graded inspection, in September 2014, it was rated Good.
Is it hard to get a place at St Luke's CofE Primary School?
St Luke's CofE Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 85% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at St Luke's CofE Primary School?
Classes at St Luke's CofE Primary School average 27 pupils (2025/26). 2 classes have more than 30 pupils.
How many pupils go to St Luke's CofE Primary School?
St Luke's CofE Primary School has around 405 pupils on roll. 53% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at St Luke's CofE Primary School?
6.1% of sessions were missed at St Luke's CofE Primary School in 2024/25. 17.5% of pupils were persistently absent.
Does St Luke's CofE Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of St Luke's CofE Primary School: LSC @ St Chrysostom's Primary (740m away, registered, not yet graded) and A6 Young People's Centre (890m away, registered, not yet graded).
How many road collisions happen near St Luke's CofE Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 38 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 15 serious and 22 slight. 6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 5 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 6 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 St Luke's CofE Primary School?
St Luke's CofE Primary School is at Langport Avenue, Longsight, Manchester, M12 4NG.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)