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Ashbury Meadow Primary School

Rylance Street, Beswick, Manchester · M11 3NA

PrimaryCommunity schoolMixedAges 311486 pupils
Visit website ↗01619892999Ward: E05011350MP: E14001352
Ofsted
Not judged

Feb 2025

KS2 expected stdThe percentage of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined.
32%

Reading/writing/maths · 2024-25

Overall absence
5.4%

2024-25

Free school mealsFree School Meals: the share of pupils eligible for free school meals — a common measure of disadvantage.
45.3%

2024-25

Pupils per teacher
23.1

2025-26

Spend per pupil
£7,724

2024-25

Places filled
98%

486 of 494 places · 2025-26

Ofsted

Last inspected 4 February 2025

Early years
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
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SATs results (Key Stage 2)

End of primary · Year 6

Meeting expected standard (R/W/M)The percentage of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. -33%

65%
'18-19
46%
'22-23
47%
'23-24
32%
'24-25

At higher standard (R/W/M) -8%

8%
'18-19
2%
'22-23
5%
'23-24
0%
'24-25

Average reading scaled scoreKS2 SATs are converted to a scaled score; 100 is the expected standard, so an average above 100 is above the national benchmark. -2

101
'18-19
102
'22-23
104
'23-24
99
'24-25

Average maths scaled scoreKS2 SATs are converted to a scaled score; 100 is the expected standard, so an average above 100 is above the national benchmark. -6

104
'18-19
100
'22-23
104
'23-24
98
'24-25

Average grammar, punctuation & spellingKS2 SATs are converted to a scaled score; 100 is the expected standard, so an average above 100 is above the national benchmark. -5

105
'18-19
100
'22-23
106
'23-24
100
'24-25

Progress since Key Stage 1 · 0 = average

Reading +2.4

-1.0
'18-19
1.4
'22-23
'23-24
'24-25

Writing +0.0

0.7
'18-19
0.7
'22-23
'23-24
'24-25

Maths -0.1

0.8
'18-19
0.7
'22-23
'23-24
'24-25

How this school compares

Against Manchester (its local authority) and England · 2024-25

Meeting expected standardThe percentage of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined.

-25.7% vs Manchester average

This school32.0%
Manchester average57.7%
Best in Manchester92.0%
England average60.4%

Average reading scaled score

-5.9 vs Manchester average

This school99.0
Manchester average104.9
Best in Manchester112.0
England average105.5

Average maths scaled score

-6.3 vs Manchester average

This school98.0
Manchester average104.3
Best in Manchester110.0
England average104.4

Pupil makeup

Spring school census · 2024-25

Free school mealsFree School Meals: the share of pupils eligible for free school meals — a common measure of disadvantage.
45.3%
English as 2nd lang.English as an Additional Language: pupils whose first language is known or believed to be other than English.
61.5%
SEN supportSpecial Educational Needs support: pupils who get extra help in school but do not have an Education, Health and Care plan.
9.5%
With EHC planEducation, Health and Care plan: a legal document for children with more significant needs, setting out the support a council must provide.
7.6%

Gender split

47%
53%

228 girls · 258 boys

Ethnicity

Other ethnic group
27.6%
African
12.6%
White British
11.7%
Other Black
9.7%
Chinese
9.1%
Pakistani
9.1%
Other Mixed
6.0%
Indian
3.5%
Other White
2.5%
White & Black Caribbean
1.9%
Other Asian
1.6%
White & Asian
1.6%

Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

How this school compares

Against Manchester (its local authority) and England · 2024-25

Free school mealsFree School Meals: the share of pupils eligible for free school meals — a common measure of disadvantage.

+1.5% vs Manchester average

This school45.3%
Manchester average43.8%
England average23.2%

English as 2nd lang.English as an Additional Language: pupils whose first language is known or believed to be other than English.

+22.4% vs Manchester average

This school61.5%
Manchester average39.1%
England average16.4%

SEN supportSpecial Educational Needs support: pupils who get extra help in school but do not have an Education, Health and Care plan.

-3.4% vs Manchester average

This school9.5%
Manchester average12.9%
England average11.2%

With EHC planEducation, Health and Care plan: a legal document for children with more significant needs, setting out the support a council must provide.

-8.1% vs Manchester average

This school7.6%
Manchester average15.7%
England average14.6%

Attendance & absence

Share of school sessions missed

Overall absence rate +1.4%

4.0%
'18-19
6.6%
'21-22
6.4%
'22-23
4.9%
'23-24
5.4%
'24-25

Persistent absenceThe percentage of pupils who miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions across the year. +7.9%

Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions

8.0%
'18-19
21.6%
'21-22
19.7%
'22-23
11.0%
'23-24
15.9%
'24-25

How this school compares

Against Manchester (its local authority) and England · 2024-25

Overall absence rate

-1.4% vs Manchester average

This school5.4%
Manchester average6.8%
Best in Manchester2.8%
England average6.2%

Persistent absenceThe percentage of pupils who miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions across the year.

-2.5% vs Manchester average

This school15.9%
Manchester average18.4%
Best in Manchester3.7%
England average15.8%

Suspensions & exclusions

As a percentage of pupils on roll

Suspension rateThe number of suspensions (fixed-period exclusions) expressed as a percentage of pupils on roll. A pupil can be suspended more than once. -0.5%

Total suspensions as a share of pupils

0.5%
'16-17
1.4%
'17-18
0.2%
'18-19
0.0%
'19-20
0.6%
'20-21
0.0%
'21-22
0.6%
'22-23
0.2%
'23-24
0.0%
'24-25

Pupils suspended at least once -0.5%

Share of pupils with one or more suspension

0.5%
'16-17
1.1%
'17-18
0.2%
'18-19
0.0%
'19-20
0.4%
'20-21
0.0%
'21-22
0.6%
'22-23
0.2%
'23-24
0.0%
'24-25

Permanent exclusion rateThe percentage of pupils permanently excluded (expelled) from the school during the year. +0.00%

0.00%
'16-17
0.23%
'17-18
0.00%
'18-19
0.00%
'19-20
0.00%
'20-21
0.00%
'21-22
0.00%
'22-23
0.00%
'23-24
0.00%
'24-25

How this school compares

Against Manchester (its local authority) and England · 2024-25

Suspension rateThe number of suspensions (fixed-period exclusions) expressed as a percentage of pupils on roll. A pupil can be suspended more than once.

-2.6% vs Manchester average

This school0.0%
Manchester average2.6%
Best in Manchester0.0%
England average2.5%

Permanent exclusion rateThe percentage of pupils permanently excluded (expelled) from the school during the year.

-0.02% vs Manchester average

This school0.00%
Manchester average0.02%
Best in Manchester0.00%
England average0.03%

The local area

Neighbourhood context around the school in Manchester

Median house price
£259,000

2023 · England £295,000

DeprivationIndex of Multiple Deprivation: the official measure of relative deprivation for small areas. Areas are split into deciles, where 1 is the most-deprived 10% in England and 10 the least.
2/10

10 = least deprived

Claimant rateThe share of residents aged 16–64 claiming unemployment-related benefits (the claimant count) — a timely local proxy for unemployment.
6.1%

April 2026 · England 4.1%

Degree-level+
44%

Residents 16+ · Census 2021

Deprivation (IMD) Index of Multiple Deprivation: the official measure of relative deprivation for small areas. Areas are split into deciles, where 1 is the most-deprived 10% in England and 10 the least.

Among the most deprived areas in England · 1 = most deprived 10%, 10 = least

Overall
2/10
Income
2/10
Employment
3/10
Education
4/10
Health
1/10
Crime
1/10

Area figures describe the neighbourhood around the school (LSOA/MSOA), not the school itself. Sources: ONS, Home Office (data.police.uk), MHCLG — Open Government Licence v3.0.

Data last updated 06/06/2026 · URN 133770