Primary school

Button Lane Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Manchester
  • M23 0ND
Ofsted Good · inspected Jul 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 12,458 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 83%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 26%26%2016/17: top 30%2017/18: top 91%2018/19: top 98%2022/23: top 80%2023/24: top 82%2024/25: top 83%No exams

Against North WestArrows: North West rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM49% · North West 63%2/10 Well below North West+14.5 pts
Higher standard, RWM8% · North West 6%7/10 Above+30.8 pts
Reading score102 · North West 1051/10 Well below North West
Maths score103 · North West 1053/10 Below+13.9 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 67% · 49 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 71% · 42 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 44% · 54 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 33% · 48 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 48% · 58 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 48% · 87 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 49% · 51 pupils · North West 63%71%33%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 4% · 49 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 19% · 42 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 2% · 54 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 6% · 48 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 3% · 58 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 1% · 87 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 8% · 51 pupils · North West 6%19%1%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 105 · 49 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 106 · 42 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 104 · 54 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 100 · 48 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 103 · 58 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 104 · 87 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 102 · 51 pupils · North West 105106100No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 49 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 104 · 42 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 99 · 54 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 102 · 48 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 102 · 58 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 103 · 87 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 103 · 51 pupils · North West 10510499No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
25 of 25 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2525
2nd161
3rd110

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Satisfactory
  2. 2009Inadequate
  3. 2011Satisfactory
  4. 2012Good
  5. 2017Ungraded visit
  6. 2023Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026385
Free school meals (past 6 years)58.0%
First language not English24.3%
SEN support13.8%
EHC plan4.3%
Absence (sessions missed)6.7%
Persistently absent pupils18.9%

Girls 49.3%Boys 50.7%

80.2% full · 480 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher22.0
Pupils per adult9.5
  • Classroom teachers 15
  • Leadership 2.5
  • Teaching assistants 21.1
  • Other support 5.6

Teachers 17.5 FTE · Whole workforce 44.2 · 61 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,221
Spend per pupil£8,554
Staff spend per pupil£6,624
Reserve per pupil£99
  • +£38,144revenue reserve
  • −£128,168in-year balance

Grants £8,091 · self-generated £130 · premises £435 per pupil