Manchester school places 2023: The deadline to register for reception and primary - how to apply

Now that Christmas is over and done with, parents and guardians across Manchester will be planning the next step on their child’s educational journey. This next step for many will be starting reception and primary school and the deadline to apply for a place is coming up fast.

Secondary school applications in Manchester should already be in by now as the deadline has since passed. Applications were due late last year. However, children in Manchester not yet registered for primary or reception still have the opportunity to cement their places as the  closing date for applicants is this month.

Guardians have had the last few months to get together applications for their children’s chosen primary school spot. With the days ticking down to the all important deadline, here’s what you need to know.

How to apply for a primary school place in Manchester

All of the information needed to apply for primary school places is available through the Manchester City Council website. You can choose up to six schools as a preference for your child.

The council encourages you to provide full, accurate reasons for your preferences. Any supporting documentation can be attached and updated through the online application.

When is the deadline for 2023 primary school places?

If you are looking to apply for recprimary school places for the school year beginning September 2023, the deadline is coming up fast. The cut off for applications is Monday January 16.

When will I find out which school has given offers?

The wait to find out which of your preferred schools have offered places to your child can be long and anxious. However, you can mark it in your diary as April 17, 2023.

Which schools use Manchester City Council admission rules?

Not all schools in Manchester use the admission rules set out by the city council. Listed below are those that do.

Each school has a set number of places for the school year, starting in September. If too many people apply, the school uses its admission rules to decide who gets a place.

• Abbey Hey Primary Academy
• Abbott Community Primary School
• Abraham Moss Community School
• Acacias Primary School
• Alma Park Primary School
• All Saints Primary School
• Armitage CofE Primary School
• Ashbury Meadow Community Primary School
• Barlow Hall Primary School
• Birchfields Primary School
• Bowker Vale Primary School
• Broad Oak Primary School
• Broadhurst Primary School
• Brookburn Community School
• Button Lane Primary School
• Cavendish Community Primary School
• Chapel Street Primary School
• Charlestown Primary School
• Cheetwood Community Primary School
• Chorlton CofE Primary School
• Chorlton Park Primary School
• Claremont Primary School
• Crab Lane Primary School
• Cravenwood Primary Academy
• Crosslee Community Primary School
• Crowcroft Park Primary School
• Crumpsall Lane Primary School
• Heald Place Primary School
• Higher Openshaw Community School
• Holy Trinity CofE Primary School
• Irk Valley Community School
• Lily Lane Primary School
• Manley Park Primary School
• Mauldeth Road Primary School
• Medlock Primary School
• Moston Fields Primary School
• Moston Lane Primary School
• New Moston Primary School
• Northenden Community School
• Old Moat Primary School
• Oswald Road Primary School
• Park View Community School
• Peel Hall Primary School
• Pike Fold Community  School
• Plymouth Grove Primary School
• Rack House Primary School
• Ravensbury School
• Ringway Primary School
• Rolls Crescent Primary School
• Sandilands Primary School
• St Agnes CofE Primary School
• St Augustine’s CofE Primary School
• St Chrysostom’s CofE Primary School
• St Clement’s CofE Primary School
• St John’s CofE Primary School Longsight
• St James’ CofE Primary School Gorton
• St Luke’s CofE Primary School
• St Margaret’s CofE Primary School Whalley Range
• St Mary’s CE Primary School Moss Side
• St Paul’s CofE Primary School
• St Wilfrid’s CofE Primary School (Newton Heath)
• Temple Primary School
• Varna Community Primary School

For the full list of schools within Manchester, visit the council website