Academy converter · Manchester

Beaver Road Primary School

3–11Ages
1,084Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140314URN

Beaver Road, Didsbury, Manchester, M20 6SX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2024 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

2.4per place

close to Manchester median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Manchester

338 applications for 139 places · 58th of 125 in Manchester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

75%met the expected standard

Manchester 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 26 November 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

2.4applications per place, Reception

close to Manchester median (2.4) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

338 applications · 139 places offered · 131 named it first

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

2026 2.4; Manchester median median 2.4
2025 2.2; Manchester median median 2.4
2024 2.2; Manchester median median 2.4
2023 2.4; Manchester median median 2.5
2022 2.3; Manchester median median 2.6
2021 2.2; Manchester median median 1.9
2020 2.3; Manchester median median 1.8
2019 2.4; Manchester median median 1.9
2018 2.1; Manchester median median 2.0
2017 3.9; Manchester median median 2.0
2016 3.8; Manchester median median 2.0
2015 3.9; Manchester median median 2.0
2014 3.9; 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	139	338	2.4	131	0.94
Sep 2025	149	330	2.2	155	1.04
Sep 2024	139	307	2.2	134	0.96
Sep 2023	138	329	2.4	128	0.93
Sep 2022	145	340	2.3	138	0.95
Sep 2021	134	298	2.2	122	0.91
Sep 2020	150	339	2.3	133	0.89
Sep 2019	149	356	2.4	146	0.98
Sep 2018	129	274	2.1	121	0.94
Sep 2017	90	355	3.9	150	1.67
Sep 2016	89	340	3.8	141	1.58
Sep 2015	90	349	3.9	132	1.47
Sep 2014	90	353	3.9	141	1.57

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 78% · Maths 82% → all three 75% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard75%13th of 123 in Manchester

Manchester 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Manchester 73% England 78%

Higher standard60%

Manchester 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Manchester 70% England 75%

Greater depth24%

Manchester 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard82%

Manchester 74% England 77%

Higher standard47%

Manchester 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (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	75%	20%	110	109
2023/24	78%	12%	109	108
2022/23	69%	17%	110	110

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

Beaver Road Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Didsbury CofE Primary School
0.3 km · Manchester

Good2022

6.1applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
St Catherine's RC Primary School
0.4 km · Manchester

Good2023

2.6applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
West Didsbury CE Primary School
1.2 km · Manchester

Remains Good2023

3.7applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St Cuthbert's RC Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary Academy
1.3 km · Manchester

Remains Good2024
Cavendish Primary School
1.5 km · Manchester

Standards maintained2025

3.2applications per place
Broad Oak Primary School
1.6 km · Manchester

Good2024

2.8applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
St John's Church of England Primary School
1.6 km · Stockport

2025

4.8applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
St Paul's CofE Primary School
1.6 km · Manchester

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 71%met the SATs standard

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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140314 · 352/2017
Trust: Connect Alliance Trust
Capacity: 1,050 pupils · 1,084 on roll
Free school meals: 15.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 November 2013
Replaced: Beaver Road Primary School (URN 131939)
Address: Beaver Road, Didsbury, Manchester, M20 6SX
Local authority: Manchester

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