Heald Place Primary School
Community schoolPrimaryAges 3–11Mixed
Heald Place, Rusholme, Heald Place Primary School, Manchester, M14 7PN
Headteacher · Mr Hatim Kapacee
From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 30 September 2026. Report a correction
Key facts
Pupils572Capacity 592
OfstedGraded inspectionInspected 26 November 2024
Free school meals41.8%
Ofsted
Inspection on 26 November 2024. Ofsted no longer gives an overall grade.
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementRequires improvement
- Early yearsRequires improvement
- SafeguardingEffective
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through Manchester council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in ManchesterApplications for September 2026
All 35 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered36
Applications82
First choice35
First-choice offers35
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- The Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Primary School0.1 mi
- Claremont Primary School0.3 mi
- Wilbraham Primary School0.5 mi
- St James' CofE Primary School, Birch-in-Rusholme0.6 mi
- Webster Primary School0.6 mi