Oswald Road Primary School

Community schoolPrimaryAges 2–11Mixed

Oswald Road, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Manchester, M21 9PL

Headteacher · Mrs Deborah Howard

From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 20 September 2026. Report a correction

Key facts

Pupils656Capacity 724

OfstedSchool remains GoodInspected 28 September 2023

Free school meals11.1%

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 28 September 2023.

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.

All 76 families who put it first were offered a place.

Places offered79

Applications225

First choice76

First-choice offers76

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).