Ashbury Meadow Primary School, Manchester
Ashbury Meadow Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Manchester. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2015. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in February 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 256th-highest of the 258 schools in Manchester with published results, and 14,083rd of 14,452 across England. It was full in 2025, at 103% of capacity.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Outstanding (2015)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 75 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Manchester (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
Ashbury Meadow Primary School in detail
Ashbury Meadow Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "Ashbury Meadow Primary School is a Rights Respecting, Nurturing and Inclusive school. Our school culture reflects our vision and ethos and our policies support us in ensuring that we live and breath our vision consistently across our school community. Please see the documents below."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include drama, chess, robotics, gardening, art and maths club.
The school runs a breakfast club from 8:15am, from £1.00 per day.
Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 49% of Year 6 pupils at Ashbury Meadow Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 46% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 74% in Manchester and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 59% in reading and 64% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Ashbury Meadow Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 52 families put Ashbury Meadow Primary School as their first choice and 73 named it as one of their preferences, for 53 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Ashbury Meadow Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Ashbury Meadow Primary School are CofE School of the Resurrection (0.3 miles, Good, 82% reading, 82% maths); St Brigid's RC Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 69% reading, 55% maths); St Anne's RC Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 92% reading, 71% maths); and Armitage CofE Primary School (0.7 miles, Outstanding, 79% reading, 80% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Ashbury Meadow Primary School.
CofE School of the ResurrectionSt Brigid's RC Primary SchoolSt Anne's RC Primary SchoolArmitage CofE Primary School
What parents say
42 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Ashbury Meadow Primary School (as of September 2025): 93% would recommend the school, 93% say their child is happy there and 75% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (98%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (75%).
Who goes there
49.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 61.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are other ethnic groups (27%), Black (22%) and Asian (16%).
In 2026, 76 pupils (16.3%) received SEN support and 45 (9.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Ashbury Meadow Primary School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs and social, emotional and mental health needs: 30 places, 27 pupils on roll.
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Holt Town (Manchester Metrolink), about 730 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Doric Close (near), 200 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Ashbury Meadow Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Ashbury Meadow Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 0.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from June 2015, 11 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's February 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
This is a caring school where children arrive with big smiles and feel genuinely safe. Pupils have excellent behaviour and attitudes to learning, and the school enriches their education through local trips and clubs. The school is working hard to raise its expectations of what pupils can achieve and is thoughtfully planning new curricula.
Key Strengths
- Pupils are happy, well-behaved and conduct themselves sensibly around the school
- Staff build warm, caring relationships with pupils and model positive behaviour
- The school makes good use of the local area with trips to the library and football stadium, plus clubs like robotics and gardening
- Pupils' personal development is strong with a secure understanding of safety, religions and well-being
- The school successfully works with parents to raise attendance
Areas for Improvement
- Teachers do not consistently check what pupils know and understand, leaving gaps in knowledge unaddressed
- Pupils with SEND are not identified accurately enough and some staff lack expertise to support them effectively
- The phonics programme is delivered unevenly and reading books do not match the sounds pupils have learned
- Teaching quality varies across subjects with some lessons not selecting the most appropriate activities
- School leaders and governors do not have a clear enough picture of weaknesses to drive improvement
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with school staff creating an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Robotics clubs, gardening club, trips to local library and football stadium
Ashbury Meadow Primary School is a friendly and welcoming place where pupils behave well and feel safe, but the quality of education requires improvement due to inconsistent teaching, gaps in identifying pupil needs, and weaknesses in reading support.
At a Glance
49.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision: Speech and language, SEMH
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
42 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 59% to 49% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 64% to 46% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 56% to 41% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
23.3
Avg class size
26.3
Infant (KS1)
28.9
KS2
20
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Ashbury Meadow Primary School
Nurseries
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to Ashbury Meadow Primary School, with their latest published grades:
- Happy Kids Heybury Close - Day nursery, 0.2 milesOfsted, 14 June 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
- Merry Kidz Day Nursery Beswick - Day nursery, 0.3 milesOfsted, 14 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Tiddlywinks Day Nursery Ltd - Day nursery, 0.4 milesOfsted, 3 April 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
- Little Learning Ladder - Day nursery, 0.7 milesOfsted, 1 February 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Tiny Turtles Daycare - Day nursery, 0.8 milesOfsted, 22 August 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Getting There
Tube / Metro / Tram
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 18
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 6
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 18 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 6 serious and 11 slight.
5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Manchester is 22 (the median across 222 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Ashbury Meadow Primary School
Will you get a place at Ashbury Meadow Primary School?
For 2026 entry it had 52 first choices for 53 places. The report sets your home postcode against these figures.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
103%
Over capacity
433 pupils
420 places
13 pupils over capacity in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Across Manchester council
Places available
7,530
Applications
5,736
Got 1st preference
95.0%
Got preferred school
99.1%
All primary applications across Manchester council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Future places in the local planning area
DfE estimates the Primary - North planning area (Manchester) will have 2,418 spare primary places in 2027/28.
Source: Department for Education, School capacity: Academic year 2024/25 (published 19 March 2026), estimates of future school place demand by planning area. Council pupil forecasts against reported places, counting places councils and DfE plan to add or remove; rounded to whole places. Explore Education Statistics
Inspection History(6)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
76
SEN Support
45
EHC Plans
26.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Ashbury Meadow Primary School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs and social, emotional and mental health needs: 30 places, 27 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
465
Total Pupils
255
Boys
210
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
26
Teachers
17.9:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£45,027
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,152
Per pupil
£3075k
Total funding
£286k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.4%
Overall absence
15.9%
Persistent absence
396
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Ashbury Meadow Primary School
Questions parents ask about Ashbury Meadow Primary School
What are SATs results like at Ashbury Meadow Primary School?
Of the pupils at Ashbury Meadow Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 49% reached the expected standard in reading and 46% did so in maths.
What is Ashbury Meadow Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Ashbury Meadow Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in February 2025, was ungraded. At its last graded inspection, in June 2015, it was rated Outstanding.
Is it hard to get a place at Ashbury Meadow Primary School?
Ashbury Meadow Primary School was full in 2025, at 103% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at Ashbury Meadow Primary School?
Classes at Ashbury Meadow Primary School average 23.3 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Ashbury Meadow Primary School?
Ashbury Meadow Primary School has around 465 pupils on roll. 50% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Ashbury Meadow Primary School have specialist SEN provision?
Ashbury Meadow Primary School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs and social, emotional and mental health needs: 30 places, 27 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at Ashbury Meadow Primary School?
5.4% of sessions were missed at Ashbury Meadow Primary School in 2024/25. 15.9% of pupils were persistently absent.
How many road collisions happen near Ashbury Meadow Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 18 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 6 serious and 11 slight. 5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Manchester is 22 (the median across 222 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Ashbury Meadow Primary School?
Ashbury Meadow Primary School is at Rylance Street, Beswick, Manchester, M11 3NA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)