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EnglandNorth WestManchesterM9 8NBCrab Lane Primary School
Primary

Crab Lane Primary School

Primary

Manchester · Manchester · M9 8NB www.crablane.manchester.sch.uk/

Pupils
425
cap. 472
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
56%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
425
Pupils · 2024/25
36%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
56%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
425
Pupils · 2024/25
36%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Not judged

Ofsted inspection · 29/10/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityManchester
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Crab Lane Primary School · Primary · Manchester

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
56%
+8pp
64%55%46%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 56%
RWM higher standard
0%
-2pp
14%7%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
74%
Reading higher standard
18%
Writing expected standard
64%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
76%
Maths higher standard
24%
Science expected standard
82%
SPAG expected standard
78%
SPAG higher standard
24%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
425
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
36%
FSM eligible
62%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
17%

Contact

Address
Crab Lane, Higher Blackley, Manchester, M9 8NB
Local authority
Manchester
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2556%0%74%18%64%0%76%24%82%78%104.0105.0105.016%425
2023/2448%2%64%12%66%5%59%19%78%69%102.0101.0105.012%427
2022/2346%4%58%11%60%7%65%11%63%67%101.0102.0103.0-1.60+0.40-0.8013%448
2018/1963%6%67%19%78%20%81%17%85%81%103.0104.0106.0+0.60+2.00-0.4013%459
2017/1864%14%73%25%66%20%70%27%75%70%105.0104.0106.0+2.90-0.90+2.3010%435
2016/1770%9%78%28%70%17%78%13%80%87%104.0103.0107.0+1.30-2.50-0.305%426

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2542518.116%36%62%5%17%
2023/2442718.612%33%58%5%17%
2022/2344821.013%24%62%6%18%
2021/2243718.012%21%60%8%25%
2020/2142622.914%20%51%
2018/1945926.213%21%49%6%17%
2017/1843523.710%22%48%5%14%
2016/1742617.95%18%52%5%15%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.