Academy converter · Salford

Mesne Lea Primary School

3–11Ages
441Pupils
PrimaryPhase
149387URN

Walkden Road, Walkden, Worsley, Manchester, M28 7FG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Apr 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to Salford median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Salford

103 applications for 57 places · 34th of 71 in Salford

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

56%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 21 April 2026Published 14 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	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		Expected 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.

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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

1.8applications per place, Reception

close to Salford median (1.7) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

103 applications · 57 places offered · 48 named it first

2026 1.8; Salford median median 1.7
2025 2.0; Salford median median 1.7
2024 1.5; Salford median median 1.6
2023 1.8; Salford median median 1.7
2022 2.0; Salford median median 1.6; as the previous school
2021 1.9; Salford median median 1.5; as the previous school
2020 1.7; Salford median median 1.6; as the previous school
2019 1.8; Salford median median 1.7; as the previous school
2018 1.6; Salford median median 1.7; as the previous school
2017 1.8; Salford median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 2.2; Salford median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 2.0; Salford median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 1.7; Salford median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Salford median

Dashed bars: as Mesne Lea Primary School (URN 105911), the previous school.

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	57	103	1.8	48	0.84
Sep 2025	61	119	2.0	56	0.92
Sep 2024	60	89	1.5	47	0.78
Sep 2023	58	102	1.8	49	0.84
Sep 2022 *	60	117	2.0	51	0.85
Sep 2021 *	60	112	1.9	53	0.88
Sep 2020 *	59	102	1.7	51	0.86
Sep 2019 *	51	93	1.8	37	0.73
Sep 2018 *	60	98	1.6	41	0.68
Sep 2017 *	53	96	1.8	46	0.87
Sep 2016 *	52	112	2.2	46	0.88
Sep 2015 *	35	71	2.0	29	0.83
Sep 2014 *	55	92	1.7	40	0.73

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 69% · Maths 69% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard56%44th of 69 in Salford

Salford 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Salford 75% England 78%

Higher standard36%

Salford 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard69%

Salford 71% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Salford 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard69%

Salford 75% England 77%

Higher standard22%

Salford 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	56%	13%	106	104
2023/24	53%	2%	102	102
2022/23	42%	8%	102	101

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

Mesne Lea Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Christ The King RC Primary School
0.7 km · Salford

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
James Brindley Community Primary School
0.7 km · Salford

Standards maintained2025

4.6applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
St Paul's CofE Primary School
0.9 km · Salford

Good2023

1.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Paul's CofE Primary School
1.1 km · Salford

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.3applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Ellenbrook Community Primary School
1.2 km · Salford

Good2024

2.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St Mark's CofE Primary School
1.5 km · Salford

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
St Edmund's RC Primary School
1.7 km · Salford

2025

1.4applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's Methodist Primary School
1.7 km · Salford

Remains Outstanding2024

2.3applications per place 77%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: 149387 · 355/2072
Trust: Prestolee Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 446 pupils · 441 on roll
Free school meals: 25.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision and SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 February 2023
Replaced: Mesne Lea Primary School (URN 105911)
Address: Walkden Road, Walkden, Worsley, Manchester, M28 7FG
Local authority: Salford

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