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Ashbury Meadow Primary School

Manchester, M11 3NAPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
2 Good · 3 Requires improvement
Feb 2025
KS2 Results
32%
meeting expected standard in RWM
First choices / offers
1.0×
First choices did not exceed offers made
52 1st-choice / 53 offers made
Ranking
#11,461
of 13,686 nationally

About Ashbury Meadow Primary School

Ashbury Meadow Primary School is a state-funded primary school in Manchester, North West, for pupils aged 3 to 11 for boys and girls. DfE data records 465 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 494.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Requires Improvement (4 Feb 2025). 32% met the expected KS2 standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25. admissions data records 52 first-preference applications and 53 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
AddressRylance Street, Beswick, Manchester, Manchester, M11 3NA
HeadteacherMr Neil Long
Local AuthorityManchester
Number of Pupils465
Free School Meals (FSM)49.7%
School Capacity465 / 494 (94% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

4 Feb 2025
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Quality of Education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Requires improvement
Early Years Provision
Requires improvement

State-funded school inspections stopped receiving a single overall grade from September 2024. Renewed inspections from November 2025 use report cards with separate five-point grades that are not directly comparable with the old scale.

Source: Ofsted, 11 Mar 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

Resourced Provision
DyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingLearning DifficultyResourced Provision

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:15

Breakfast club

08:15-08:45

Source: ashburymeadow.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Ashbury Meadow Primary School

Ashbury Meadow Primary School has been rated "Requires Improvement" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report for the findings and subsequent monitoring.