Mesne Lea Primary School
Walkden Road, Walkden, Manchester, M28 7FG
This school is closed (it closed in January 2023).
It was replaced by Mesne Lea Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Victoria Unsworth
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Worsley and Eccles South
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 446
- Pupils on roll
- 431
- URN
- 105911
- Local authority
- Salford
About this school
Mesne Lea Primary School was a community primary school in Manchester. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 431 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Mesne Lea Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 53 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 42% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 51% |
| Expected standard in maths | 57% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 58% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.50 |
| Writing progress | -2.00 |
| Maths progress | -3.10 |
How Mesne Lea Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 7.2% | 27% | 431 | — |
| Mesne Lea Primary School | 56% | 5.6% | 27.6% | 441 | 0.0 miles |
| Christ The King RC Primary School | 89% | 3.8% | 16.3% | 234 | 0.4 miles |
| James Brindley Community Primary School | 82% | 3.3% | 8.7% | 239 | 0.5 miles |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School | 56% | 4.5% | 15.8% | 226 | 0.5 miles |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School | 76% | 4.8% | 44.3% | 355 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 27%
- English as an additional language
- 9.3%
- Overall absence
- 7.2%
- Persistent absence
- 20.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Mesne Lea Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Christ The King RC Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Manchester
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James Brindley Community Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
St Paul's CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
St Paul's CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
- Abbey Hey Primary Academy Primary
- Abbott Community Primary School Primary
- Acacias Community Primary School Primary
- Acre Hall Primary School Primary
- Aldwyn Primary School Primary
- Alkrington Primary School Primary
- All Saints C of E Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand Primary
- All Saints Primary School Primary
- Alma Park Primary School Primary
- Armitage CofE Primary School Primary
- Ashbury Meadow Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Mesne Lea Primary School teach?
- Mesne Lea Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Manchester.
- Has Mesne Lea Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Mesne Lea Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Mesne Lea Primary School?
- Mesne Lea Primary School had 431 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- What are Mesne Lea Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Mesne Lea Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 11 September 2023.