Crowcroft Park Primary School
Stovell Avenue, Manchester · M12 5SY
- Ofsted
- Report card
- KS2 expected stdThe percentage of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined.
- 66%
- Overall absence
- 6.4%
- Free school mealsFree School Meals: the share of pupils eligible for free school meals — a common measure of disadvantage.
- 61.0%
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.2
- Spend per pupil
- £7,945
- Places filled
- 117%
Nov 2025
Reading/writing/maths · 2024-25
2024-25
2024-25
2025-26
2024-25
251 of 215 places · 2025-26
Ofsted
Last inspected 18 November 2025
Ofsted report cardFrom November 2025 Ofsted replaced the single overall grade with a report card: each area is judged separately on a five-point scale.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
SATs results (Key Stage 2)
End of primary · Year 6
Meeting expected standard (R/W/M)The percentage of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined.↑ +6%
At higher standard (R/W/M)↓ -6%
Average reading scaled scoreKS2 SATs are converted to a scaled score; 100 is the expected standard, so an average above 100 is above the national benchmark.↑ +2
Average maths scaled scoreKS2 SATs are converted to a scaled score; 100 is the expected standard, so an average above 100 is above the national benchmark.↑ +1
Average grammar, punctuation & spellingKS2 SATs are converted to a scaled score; 100 is the expected standard, so an average above 100 is above the national benchmark.↓ -1
Progress since Key Stage 1 · 0 = average
Reading↑ +1.3
Writing↓ -1.6
Maths↑ +1.0
How this school compares
Against Manchester (its local authority) and England · 2024-25
Meeting expected standardThe percentage of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined.
+8.3% vs Manchester average
Average reading scaled score
+1.1 vs Manchester average
Average maths scaled score
+0.7 vs Manchester average
Pupil makeup
Spring school census · 2024-25
- Free school mealsFree School Meals: the share of pupils eligible for free school meals — a common measure of disadvantage.
- 61.0%
- English as 2nd lang.English as an Additional Language: pupils whose first language is known or believed to be other than English.
- 91.2%
- SEN supportSpecial Educational Needs support: pupils who get extra help in school but do not have an Education, Health and Care plan.
- 2.8%
- With EHC planEducation, Health and Care plan: a legal document for children with more significant needs, setting out the support a council must provide.
- 25.1%
Gender split
128 girls · 123 boys
Ethnicity
Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding.
How this school compares
Against Manchester (its local authority) and England · 2024-25
Free school mealsFree School Meals: the share of pupils eligible for free school meals — a common measure of disadvantage.
+17.2% vs Manchester average
English as 2nd lang.English as an Additional Language: pupils whose first language is known or believed to be other than English.
+52.1% vs Manchester average
SEN supportSpecial Educational Needs support: pupils who get extra help in school but do not have an Education, Health and Care plan.
-10.1% vs Manchester average
With EHC planEducation, Health and Care plan: a legal document for children with more significant needs, setting out the support a council must provide.
+9.4% vs Manchester average
Attendance & absence
Share of school sessions missed
Overall absence rate↑ +2.3%
Persistent absenceThe percentage of pupils who miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions across the year.↑ +4.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
How this school compares
Against Manchester (its local authority) and England · 2024-25
Overall absence rate
-0.4% vs Manchester average
Persistent absenceThe percentage of pupils who miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions across the year.
-6.9% vs Manchester average
Suspensions & exclusions
As a percentage of pupils on roll
Suspension rateThe number of suspensions (fixed-period exclusions) expressed as a percentage of pupils on roll. A pupil can be suspended more than once.↑ +0.8%
Total suspensions as a share of pupils
Pupils suspended at least once↑ +0.8%
Share of pupils with one or more suspension
Permanent exclusion rateThe percentage of pupils permanently excluded (expelled) from the school during the year.→ +0.00%
How this school compares
Against Manchester (its local authority) and England · 2024-25
Suspension rateThe number of suspensions (fixed-period exclusions) expressed as a percentage of pupils on roll. A pupil can be suspended more than once.
-1.8% vs Manchester average
Permanent exclusion rateThe percentage of pupils permanently excluded (expelled) from the school during the year.
-0.02% vs Manchester average
The local area
Neighbourhood context around the school in Manchester
- Claimant rateThe share of residents aged 16–64 claiming unemployment-related benefits (the claimant count) — a timely local proxy for unemployment.
- 6.1%
- Degree-level+
- 25%
April 2026 · England 4.1%
Residents 16+ · Census 2021
Area figures describe the neighbourhood around the school (LSOA/MSOA), not the school itself. Sources: ONS, Home Office (data.police.uk), MHCLG — Open Government Licence v3.0.
Data last updated 06/06/2026 · URN 105413