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St Andrew's Methodist Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Voluntary controlled
Prescott Street, Off Hilton Lane, Worsley, Manchester M28 0ZA · standrewsmethodistschool.co.uk · 0161 790 3194
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Outstanding
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 77%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Salford 60%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 229
- 95% of 240 places
- Local authority
- Salford
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 30.1%
- First language not English
- 17%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 30 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 93% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 93% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 37 | 1.2▲ | 70% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 31 | 1▲ | 90% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 29 | 41 | 1.4▲ | 68% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 86% |
Results
In 2024/25, 77% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Salford it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲77% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 21 March 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for St Andrew's Methodist Primary School was: School remains Outstanding.
- Outcome
- Remains Outstanding
- Inspected
- 20 Mar 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Oct 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2017Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective May 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (20 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 20
- 8% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 70% who raised concerns
based on the 25% who had a child bullied