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Crab Lane Primary School

Crab Lane, Higher Blackley, Manchester, M9 8NB

Local ranking88th of 128 primary schools in Manchester
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 2 August 2026

Primary

Phase

472

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 29 October 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
56.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
0.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
74.0%
Writing (Expected)
64.0%
Maths (Expected)
76.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
78.0%
Reading avg scaled score
104.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
105.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
105.0
Cohort Size
50

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
425
Boys
210 (49%)
Girls
215 (51%)
Capacity
472 (90% full)
SEND
16.0%
FSM Eligible
61.6%
EAL
35.8%
SEN with EHC Plan
3.3%
SEN Support
12.7%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
18.1:1
Teachers (FTE)
23.5
Budget per Pupil
£7,558/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
5.4% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
17.5% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 41.6%
  • Black African: 17.0%
  • White Other: 9.3%
  • Asian Pakistani: 7.2%
  • Mixed Other: 3.4%
  • Asian Indian: 3.4%
  • Other: 3.4%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.9%

41.6%

White British

17.0%

Black African

9.3%

White Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
105465
UKPRN
10070084
Establishment No.
2296