Manchester School Catchment Areas
Finding the right catchment in Manchester means weighing 137 primary schools and 30 secondaries against where you can realistically live - distance criteria tend to bite hardest in the council's more popular towns.
School density is highest in Manchester and Gorton - parents in other parts of Manchester should check the exact distance-offered figure from the previous year before banking on proximity alone.
Selective schools are part of the mix in Manchester - for those applying to grammar schools, a selective admissions test is required in addition to the standard admissions process.
Based on the latest published capacity data, 59 of the 219 schools in Manchester are at or above their admission number, so catchment distance is decisive at those schools. Manchester has 7 selective schools that admit by entrance test rather than distance. 81 schools apply faith-based criteria alongside catchment distance. Of the 75 Manchester schools with a current Ofsted rating, 57 are rated Good or Outstanding.
Manchester Catchment Area Documents
Official admissions policies and catchment boundary maps for Manchester schools are published annually.
Schools in Manchester
201 schoolsMartenscroft Nursery School & Children's Centre
Nursery · Local authority nursery school
Manchester · M15 6PA
Collyhurst Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school
Manchester · M40 7QD
Abbott Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Manchester · M40 7PR
Alma Park Primary School
Primary · Community school
Manchester · M19 2PF
Bowker Vale Primary School
Primary · Community school
Manchester · M8 4NB
Acacias Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Manchester · M19 2WW
Chapel Street Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Manchester · M19 3GH
Charlestown Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Manchester · M9 7BX
Claremont Primary School
Primary · Community school
Manchester · M14 7NA
Crowcroft Park Primary School
Primary · Community school
Manchester · M12 5SY
Heald Place Primary School
Primary · Community school
Manchester · M14 7PN
Mauldeth Road Primary School
Primary · Community school
Manchester · M14 6SG
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Schools in Other
6 schoolsChetham's School of Music
Not applicable · Other independent school
· M3 1SB
St Bede's College
Not applicable · Other independent school
· M16 8HX
Abbey College Manchester
Not applicable · Other independent school
· M2 4WG
St Peter's RC High School
Secondary · Voluntary aided school
· M12 4WB
Sol Christian Academy
Not applicable · Other independent school
· M12 6EL
Progress Schools - Gorton
Not applicable · Other independent school
· M12 5PX