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Boothstown Methodist Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMiss Karen Armfield

location_onManchester, M28 1DG

language Visit Website phone 1617903263

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2015

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Students

210

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Expected Standard

39%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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Boothstown Methodist Primary School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Manchester, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 93% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Boothstown Methodist Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in Manchester, Salford, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 215 pupils on roll, of whom 23% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 39% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #66 of 71 primaries in Salford and #13,268 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2015. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.8× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

39%

LA 58%

Reading57% LA 73%

Writing48% LA 68%

Maths52% LA 71%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading72% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing72% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths72% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 53%England 60%

Reading79% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing75% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths54% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.4

Read

LA -0.6

-2.8 to 2.0

1.6

Write

LA -0.9

-0.7 to 3.9

-3.5

Maths

LA -0.4

-5.8 to -1.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading66% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing72% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths62% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.9

Read

LA 0.4

0.6 to 5.1

2.0

Write

LA 0.4

0.0 to 4.1

0.2

Maths

LA 0.4

-1.8 to 2.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 63%

Reading94% LA 73%

Writing84% LA 76%

Maths87% LA 75%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.4

-1.1 to 3.1

0.1

Write

LA 0.3

-1.9 to 2.1

-0.1

Maths

LA 0.6

-2 to 1.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2015-06-16

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-02-15

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 215 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	215	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	217	1	0.5%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	209	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	207	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	205	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	215	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	210	2	1.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	212	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	215	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	214	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	216	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	211	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	216	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	214	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	229	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	229	1	0.4%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	228	2	0.9%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	226	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	224	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	223	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	228	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	227	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	226	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	233	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	234	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	232	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 19 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 6 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils