Lily Lane Primary School
74 Kenyon Lane, Manchester, M40 9JP
598 pupils · 87% of 690 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- CHANGING LIVES IN COLLABORATION
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Free school meals
- 63.9%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Urgent improvement |
| Attendance and behaviour | Urgent improvement |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Early years | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 4 February 2026, published 14 June 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 | 44% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 4% |
“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 — 0.98 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 56 | 55 | 110 | 55 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 69 | 68 | 130 | 68 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 52 | 50 | 103 | 52 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 71 | 67 | 141 | 70 |
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
- St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.3 km · Good — confirmed 2020 · previous system
- Moston Lane Community Primary School 0.5 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Moston Fields Primary School 0.8 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School 0.9 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- St Edmund's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 1.1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Co-op Academy Broadhurst 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
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.