Beech Street Community Primary School, Manchester
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This is a genuinely caring school where children love coming to learn and staff are passionate about supporting not just pupils but whole families. The school excels at helping vulnerable and disadvantaged children overcome barriers to learning and build confidence. Pupils have excellent attitudes to learning and the school places real emphasis on developing their emotional skills and kindness to others.
Key Strengths
- Strong, caring leadership creating a safe and nurturing environment where pupils feel valued
- Effective teaching of writing with improving outcomes and good quality resources
- Rigorous monitoring of teaching quality with regular checks on pupil progress and achievement
- Excellent relationships with parents who feel their children are well supported and cared for
- Good early years provision with children making strong progress from below-average starting points
Areas for Improvement
- Achievement in reading needs to continue improving across the school, particularly higher standards
- Proportion of pupils achieving greater depth or higher standards in reading, writing and mathematics still below national averages
- School attendance is below the national average with too many persistent absentees and late arrivals
- Middle-attaining pupils at key stage 2 need continued focus to reach higher standards
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective, with clear messages that it is everyone's responsibility, meticulously kept records, thorough staff training on safety including radicalisation and extremism, and exceptional relationships with other agencies to support vulnerable pupils.
Beech Street Community Primary School continues to be good, with strong leadership that has created a caring environment where pupils feel safe and thrive academically and personally. The school effectively supports a high number of vulnerable pupils with additional needs.
At a Glance
51.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 67% to 83%. Maths has improved from 63% to 76%. Writing has remained stable at around 69%.
Class Sizes
27.3
Avg class size
30.0
Infant (KS1)
27.6
KS2
7
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
102%
Over capacity
241 pupils
236 capacity
5 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Manchester
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Admissions Demand - Salford
Places available
3,290
Applications
2,825
Got 1st preference
89.3%
Got preferred school
96.5%
Primary admissions across Salford (2025/26)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
6.08758%
Overall absence
17.73399%
Persistent absence
203
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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