Community school · Manchester

Ashbury Meadow Primary School

3–11Ages
465Pupils
PrimaryPhase
133770URN

Rylance Street, Beswick, Manchester, M11 3NA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

1.1 below Manchester median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Manchester

73 applications for 53 places · 125th of 125 in Manchester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

32%met the expected standard

Manchester 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 4 February 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision		Requires improvement

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

1.4applications per place, Reception

1.1 below Manchester median (2.4) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

73 applications · 53 places offered · 52 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.4; Manchester median median 2.4
2025 1.8; Manchester median median 2.4
2024 1.7; Manchester median median 2.4
2023 1.9; Manchester median median 2.5
2022 2.0; Manchester median median 2.6
2021 2.0; Manchester median median 1.9
2020 1.8; Manchester median median 1.8
2019 2.0; Manchester median median 1.9
2018 1.9; Manchester median median 2.0
2017 1.6; Manchester median median 2.0
2016 1.5; Manchester median median 2.0
2015 1.4; Manchester median median 2.0
2014 1.4; Manchester median median 1.9

This school
Manchester 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	53	73	1.4	52	0.98
Sep 2025	52	94	1.8	50	0.96
Sep 2024	56	94	1.7	50	0.89
Sep 2023	57	106	1.9	57	1.00
Sep 2022	60	117	2.0	60	1.00
Sep 2021	60	117	2.0	75	1.25
Sep 2020	61	110	1.8	66	1.08
Sep 2019	60	118	2.0	73	1.22
Sep 2018	60	111	1.9	66	1.10
Sep 2017	58	94	1.6	55	0.95
Sep 2016	48	72	1.5	40	0.83
Sep 2015	60	82	1.4	49	0.82
Sep 2014	39	56	1.4	29	0.74

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 49% · Writing 41% · Maths 46% → all three 32% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard32%120th of 123 in Manchester

Manchester 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard49%

Manchester 73% England 78%

Higher standard17%

Manchester 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 99 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard41%

Manchester 70% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Manchester 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard46%

Manchester 74% England 77%

Higher standard13%

Manchester 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 98 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Manchester median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	32%	0%	99	98
2023/24	47%	5%	104	104
2022/23	46%	2%	102	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

Ashbury Meadow Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
CofE School of the Resurrection
0.5 km · Manchester

Good2023

2.6applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
St Brigid's RC Primary School
0.7 km · Manchester

Good2024

4.3applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
St Anne's RC Primary School
0.8 km · Manchester

Standards maintained2024

5.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Connell Co-Op College
0.8 km · Manchester

Not yet inspected
Armitage CofE Primary School
1.1 km · Manchester

Standards maintained2024

1.7applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Park View Community Primary Academy
1.4 km · Manchester

Requires improvement2024

1.8applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy
1.4 km · Manchester

Good2024

2.6applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Co-op Academy New Islington
1.4 km · Manchester

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 133770 · 352/2010
Capacity: 494 pupils · 465 on roll
Free school meals: 49.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2003
Address: Rylance Street, Beswick, Manchester, M11 3NA
Local authority: Manchester

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