Boothstown Methodist Primary School

Boothstown Methodist Primary School demonstrates a strong performance overall, with effective leadership and a positive environment that fosters learning and personal development. Safeguarding measures are robust, ensuring that students feel safe and valued. The early years provision is particularly notable, featuring a well-designed curriculum that promotes language development, reading, and early mathematics. Parental engagement and a community-focused ethos enhance the school experience for pupils, who express a sense of belonging and pride in their school work. However, while the school shows signs of improvement, there are areas in which student achievement, particularly in reading and mathematics for disadvantaged pupils, requires urgent attention to ensure better preparedness for transitioning to secondary education.

Strengths

• Strong leadership with a clear vision for improvement
• High-quality early years provision with a focus on communication
• Positive and respectful behaviour among pupils
• Effective partnerships with parents and external agencies
• Well-structured and sequenced curriculum across all subjects

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent progress and attainment levels in reading and mathematics
• Disadvantaged pupils' performance is below national averages
• Some pupils do not achieve as well as they could due to gaps in knowledge
• Need for more rigorous implementation of the pupil premium strategy

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Boothstown Methodist Primary School attended 94.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.9% of pupils at Boothstown Methodist Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Boothstown Methodist Primary School had 21.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 12.9% of pupils at Boothstown Methodist Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Boothstown Methodist Primary School received £7,084 and spent £6,975 for each of its 209 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £42,000 (£200 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Boothstown Methodist Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Boothstown Methodist Primary School is Needs attention, from an inspection in March 2026.

When was Boothstown Methodist Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Boothstown Methodist Primary School was last inspected in March 2026.

How many pupils does Boothstown Methodist Primary School have?

Boothstown Methodist Primary School has 209 pupils on roll.

What age range does Boothstown Methodist Primary School cover?

Boothstown Methodist Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Boothstown Methodist Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 39% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Boothstown Methodist Primary School?

Boothstown Methodist Primary School is at 6 Chapel Street, Boothstown, Worsley, Manchester, M28 1DG.