Voluntary controlled school · Salford

Boothstown Methodist Primary School

3–11Ages
209Pupils
PrimaryPhase
MethodistReligious character
105942URN

6 Chapel Street, Boothstown, Worsley, Manchester, M28 1DG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.1per place

1.3 above Salford median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Salford

86 applications for 28 places · 3rd of 71 in Salford

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

39%met the expected standard

Salford 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 13 January 2026Published 19 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement				Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

13 January 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
15 July 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.1applications per place, Reception

1.3 above Salford median (1.7) 0.9 above England median (2.2)

86 applications · 28 places offered · 21 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.1; Salford median median 1.7
2025 3.9; Salford median median 1.7
2024 2.8; Salford median median 1.6
2023 3.2; Salford median median 1.7
2022 2.9; Salford median median 1.6
2021 3.7; Salford median median 1.5
2020 2.6; Salford median median 1.6
2019 2.3; Salford median median 1.7
2018 2.7; Salford median median 1.7
2017 2.8; Salford median median 1.8
2016 2.7; Salford median median 1.8
2015 2.5; Salford median median 2.0
2014 3.0; Salford median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Salford median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Salford median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	28	86	3.1	21	0.75
Sep 2025	29	113	3.9	22	0.76
Sep 2024	30	85	2.8	23	0.77
Sep 2023	25	80	3.2	19	0.76
Sep 2022	29	83	2.9	23	0.79
Sep 2021	21	78	3.7	13	0.62
Sep 2020	30	77	2.6	20	0.67
Sep 2019	30	69	2.3	22	0.73
Sep 2018	27	74	2.7	21	0.78
Sep 2017	23	65	2.8	21	0.91
Sep 2016	27	72	2.7	24	0.89
Sep 2015	30	75	2.5	34	1.13
Sep 2014	29	88	3.0	29	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 57% · Writing 48% · Maths 52% → all three 39% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard39%64th of 69 in Salford

Salford 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard57%

Salford 75% England 78%

Higher standard26%

Salford 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard48%

Salford 71% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Salford 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard52%

Salford 75% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Salford 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Salford median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	39%	4%	103	101
2023/24	60%	8%	104	104
2022/23	50%	4%	104	100

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Boothstown Methodist Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

3.1applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's CofE Primary School
0.4 km · Salford

Outstanding2024

2.4applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
St John's CofE Primary School Mosley Common
0.5 km · Wigan

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
0.7 km · Wigan

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Ellenbrook Community Primary School
1.2 km · Salford

Good2024

2.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Garrett Hall Primary School
1.4 km · Wigan

Outstanding2024

1.9applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
James Brindley Community Primary School
1.7 km · Salford

Standards maintained2025

4.6applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
St Stephen's CofE Primary School
2.2 km · Wigan

2026

2.9applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Hilton Lane Primary School
2.3 km · Salford

Graded · no overall grade2024

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 105942 · 355/3043
Religious character: Methodist
Capacity: 236 pupils · 209 on roll
Free school meals: 18.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: 6 Chapel Street, Boothstown, Worsley, Manchester, M28 1DG
Local authority: Salford

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources