Beech Street Community Primary School, Manchester
Beech Street Community Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Manchester. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in October 2012. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in December 2022 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 89th-highest of the 258 schools in Manchester with published results, and 6,110th of 14,452 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.2 first-choice applications for every place. It was 96% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2012)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Salford (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Beech Street Community Primary School in detail
Beech Street Community Primary School in its own words
The school runs a breakfast club.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 83% of Year 6 pupils at Beech Street Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 76% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 73% in Salford and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 67% in reading and 63% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Beech Street Community Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 36 families put Beech Street Community Primary School as their first choice and 67 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 6 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Beech Street Community Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Beech Street Community Primary School are Godfrey Ermen Memorial CofE Primary School (0.3 miles, Requires improvement, 63% reading, 60% maths); St Gilbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Eccles (0.4 miles, Requires improvement, 87% reading, 87% maths); Christ Church CofE Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 72% reading, 72% maths); and Lewis Street Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 73% reading, 75% maths).
Beech Street Community Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.
Godfrey Ermen Memorial CofE Primary SchoolSt Gilbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, EcclesChrist Church CofE Primary SchoolLewis Street Primary School
Who goes there
51.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 58 pupils (24.1%) received SEN support and 14 (5.8%) 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.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Patricroft Rail Station, about 640 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).
14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Alexandra House (outside), 100 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Beech Street Community Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Beech Street Community Primary School issued 8 suspensions, 3.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Beech Street Community Primary School are St Patrick's RC High School (0.2 miles) and Salford City Academy (0.7 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; 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
Salford published that the last place for 2021 entry went to a family 0.403 miles away (straight line). The cut-off moves every year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoThis judgement is from October 2012, 14 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's December 2022 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Beech Street is a happy, caring school where children thrive and feel safe. Teachers have strong subject knowledge and explain things clearly, while the school places reading at the heart of education with excellent phonics teaching. The school ensures every child gets chances to shine, with all pupils experiencing sport, music, and opportunities to take on responsibilities like school council and reading buddies.
Key Strengths
- Strong phonics teaching with well-trained staff and books matched to sounds pupils are learning - almost all pupils become confident and fluent readers
- Well-designed curriculum that covers all subjects of the national curriculum with clear identification of essential knowledge and the order it should be taught
- Excellent support for pupils with special educational needs, including quick identification and appropriate training for staff
- Foster a love of reading through 'Bertha the Book Machine', author visits, and well-stocked, inviting school libraries
- High expectations of behaviour - pupils are polite, friendly, well-mannered and hard-working
Areas for Improvement
- In some subjects including history and geography, teachers do not revisit work from previous years, meaning some pupils cannot recall or build on what they have learned - leaders should ensure all subjects provide opportunities to revisit and link previous learning to new knowledge
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with leaders taking great care to protect pupils from harm, staff undertaking regular training, and quick follow-up on any concerns with engagement of external agencies when required.
Extracurricular Activities
Cultural activities, artistic activities, sporting events (every pupil given chance to represent school), reading buddies, library monitors, school council roles, music lessons
Beech Street Community Primary School continues to be a good school where pupils enjoy attending and live out the school's core values of tolerance, respect, ambition, courage and kindness. Leaders have high expectations of all pupils' achievement, including disadvantaged pupils, those learning English as an additional language, and pupils with special educational needs.
At a Glance
51.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 67% to 83% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 63% to 76% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 69% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
26.8
Avg class size
28.7
Infant (KS1)
25.8
KS2
9
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Beech Street Community Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Beech Street Community Primary School.
- Beech Tree ClubAt the school · Not yet graded
- Holy Cross and All Saints Treehouse820m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Beech Street Community Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Salford. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Friday 2 April 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 19 April to Thursday 22 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Monday 6 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 21 February to Friday 25 February 2028)
- Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Wednesday 26 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Beech Street Community Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Beech Street Community Primary School is in Salford; for families living there:
- Salford's school travel policy: Salford home to school transport policy 2026 (Adobe PDF format, 156kb)
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 33
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 11
- Children hurt
- 9
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 33 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 11 serious and 22 slight.
9 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 5 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.
8 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 Salford is 19.5 (the median across 136 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Beech Street Community Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
96%
Near capacity
226 pupils
235 places
9 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Manchester
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Manchester
Across Salford council
Places available
3,266
Applications
2,753
Got 1st preference
91.1%
Got preferred school
97.8%
All primary applications across Salford council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(6)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
58
SEN Support
14
EHC Plans
29.9%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
241
Total Pupils
131
Boys
110
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
13
Teachers
18.5:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£50,297
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,413
Per pupil
£1700k
Total funding
£174k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.1%
Overall absence
17.7%
Persistent absence
203
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
Beech Street Community Primary School
Questions parents ask about Beech Street Community Primary School
What are SATs results like at Beech Street Community Primary School?
Of the pupils at Beech Street Community Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 83% reached the expected standard in reading and 76% did so in maths.
What is Beech Street Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Beech Street Community Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in December 2022, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in October 2012, it was rated Good.
How close to Beech Street Community Primary School do you need to live?
Salford publishes how far the last offered place was, in miles: 0.406 for 2016 entry, then 0.403 for 2021 entry. The cut-off has held fairly steady over that period. These are the authority's own figures, not a fixed boundary - the cut-off moves with the number of applications each year.
Is it hard to get a place at Beech Street Community Primary School?
Beech Street Community Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 96% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Beech Street Community Primary School?
Classes at Beech Street Community Primary School average 26.8 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Beech Street Community Primary School?
Beech Street Community Primary School has around 241 pupils on roll. 52% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Beech Street Community Primary School?
6.1% of sessions were missed at Beech Street Community Primary School in 2024/25. 17.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Beech Street Community Primary School?
Apply through Salford's coordinated admissions process, naming Beech Street Community Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Beech Street Community Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Beech Tree Club (registered, not yet graded). There is another within a kilometre. The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
What are Beech Street Community Primary School's term dates?
Beech Street Community Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Salford. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Friday 2 April 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 19 April to Thursday 22 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Monday 6 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 21 February to Friday 25 February 2028); Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Wednesday 26 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Beech Street Community Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 33 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 11 serious and 22 slight. 9 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 5 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 8 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 Salford is 19.5 (the median across 136 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Beech Street Community Primary School?
Beech Street Community Primary School is at Beech Street, Winton, Manchester, M30 8GB.
Sources: Salford admissions booklets; Salford term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)