Crown Street Primary School
Free schools primary school in Manchester (Manchester).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Crown Street Primary School opened in September 2024, initially providing 30 Reception places and up to 36 Pre-School places. A further Reception and Pre-School class will be added each academic year, until we become a thriving 210 pupil primary school – from Reception to Year 6 – in 2030. Each year the school will also provide 24 places within our Pre-School.
Inspired by our setting amidst the tallest buildings in the city, our vision is to provide 'education on another level, where possibilities are endless'. Crown Street Primary is an inclusive, non-selective, non-denominational school where all pupils can thrive, regardless of their background or circumstance. Crown Street Primary School is part of the Laurus Trust .
As a Trust, we understand the vital importance of an outstanding Early Years experience in making sure that every pupil gets off to a flying start. We treat every child as an individual and we provide just the right amount of challenge and support for them to develop their potential.
Happy children make the best learners, and so we place the personal development of all our pupils at the centre of everything we do.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Personal Development
- Forest School
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
Key facts
- URN
- 150774
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Constituency
- Manchester Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2024
Governing body (6 current, 0 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Freya Booth | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Sally Hilton | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Miss Naomi Daniel | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Heleyna Thompson | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Paul Wanless | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Adam O'Leary | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
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