St Chrysostom's CofE Primary School
Lincoln Grove, Manchester, M13 0DX
410 pupils · 88% of 465 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Free school meals
- 38.8%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2025) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 25 November 2025, published 5 February 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 71% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 7% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 37 | 37 | 66 | 37 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 45 | 45 | 84 | 45 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 55 | 55 | 97 | 55 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 49 | 47 | 105 | 49 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 67 | 120 | 60 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 53 | 49 | 100 | 53 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 58 | 57 | 107 | 58 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 44 | 38 | 92 | 44 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Plymouth Grove Primary School 0.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Luke's CofE Primary School 0.7 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- St Joseph's RC Primary School Manchester 0.8 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Co-op Academy Medlock 1 km · Requires improvement (2021) · previous system
- St John's CofE Primary School 1 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- Armitage CofE Primary School 1.1 km · Standards maintained (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.