Boothstown Methodist Primary School, Manchester

Ofsted's report card from its 13 January 2026 inspection grades Boothstown Methodist Primary School on 7 areas: 1 strong standard, 5 expected standard and 1 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Early years - Strong standard. "The provision in the early years is a strength of the school."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders have established clear expectations for attendance."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders now have a clear understanding of the quality of the curriculum and teaching."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders build a culture that welcomes and supports all pupils."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have a clear understanding of the school's strengths."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders prioritise pupils' personal development through a clear, values-driven ethos and a structured programme of taught lessons and wider opportunities."

Achievement - Needs attention. "Pupils' progress through the curriculum is uneven."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "• Governors should ensure systems and processes are in place to provide quality assurance of some records and procedures. This will help them to develop their challenge and support for leaders. • Leaders should ensure that their current strategies to secure rapid and sustained improvement in mathematics and reading are embedded across the school so that more pupils are ready for key stage 3. • Leaders should implement and monitor the pupil premium strategy more rigorously, ensuring staff training and targeted support improve disadvantaged pupils' reading outcomes. • Leaders should continue to support staff in making highly effective choices to deepen pupils' learning, for example by ensuring more consistency in how effectively staff identify and address pupils' misconceptions as they occur".

The school runs after-school care until 5:30pm.

Coming up: an open day on Tuesday 10 November 2026 at 3.30pm. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 57% of Year 6 pupils at Boothstown Methodist Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 52% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 73% in Salford and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 72% in reading and 72% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 21 families put Boothstown Methodist Primary School as their first choice and 86 named it as one of their preferences, for 28 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Boothstown Methodist Primary School are St Andrew's CofE Primary School (0.2 miles, Outstanding, 86% reading, 95% maths); St John's CofE Primary School Mosley Common (0.3 miles, Good, 58% reading, 73% maths); Holy Family Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 80% reading, 87% maths); and Ellenbrook Community Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 85% reading, 83% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Boothstown Methodist Primary School.

37 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Boothstown Methodist Primary School (as of April 2026): 95% would recommend the school, 95% say their child is happy there and 33% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (95%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (33%).

7.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (80%) and Mixed (10%).

In 2026, 27 pupils (12.9%) received SEN support and 2 (1%) 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.

The nearest railway station is Walkden Rail Station, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Chapel Street (near), 70 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Boothstown Methodist Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Boothstown Methodist Primary School issued 3 suspensions, 1.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.