Boothstown Methodist Primary School
6 Chapel Street, Boothstown, Manchester, M28 1DG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Methodist
- Headteacher
- Miss Karen Armfield
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Worsley and Eccles
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 236
- Pupils on roll
- 209
- URN
- 105942
- Local authority
- Salford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01617903263
About this school
Boothstown Methodist Primary School is a Methodist voluntary controlled primary school in Manchester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 209 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Boothstown Methodist Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 28 | 25 | 23 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 60% | 39% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 8% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 72% | 57% |
| Expected standard in maths | 54% | 72% | 52% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 72% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 104.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Boothstown Methodist Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Salford average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50% | 53.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 58.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 39% | 58.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 210 |
| 2023/24 | 207 |
| 2024/25 | 215 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Boothstown Methodist Primary School compares
Boothstown Methodist Primary School ranked 64th of 69 primary schools in Salford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39% | 5.6% | 22.8% | 209 | — |
| St Andrew's CofE Primary School | 84% | 3.3% | 7.4% | 466 | 0.2 miles |
| St John's CofE Primary School Mosley Common | 58% | 4.4% | 26.8% | 198 | 0.3 miles |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School | 73% | 4.1% | 12.8% | 213 | 0.4 miles |
| Ellenbrook Community Primary School | 73% | 3.8% | 7.2% | 439 | 0.7 miles |
| Garrett Hall Primary School | 77% | 4.3% | 6.5% | 520 | 0.9 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 22.75%
- English as an additional language
- 13%
- Overall absence
- 5.56%
- Persistent absence
- 14.2%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Andrew's CofE Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Manchester
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St John's CofE Primary School Mosley Common0.3 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Holy Family Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Ellenbrook Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Garrett Hall Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
Boothstown Methodist Primary School ranks 239th of the 252 ranked primary 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 Boothstown Methodist Primary School teach?
- Boothstown Methodist Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Boothstown Methodist Primary School?
- The headteacher of Boothstown Methodist Primary School is Miss Karen Armfield, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Boothstown Methodist Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Boothstown Methodist Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Boothstown Methodist Primary School?
- Boothstown Methodist Primary School has 209 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Boothstown Methodist Primary School full?
- Boothstown Methodist Primary School has capacity for 236 pupils and 209 on roll (89%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Boothstown Methodist Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Boothstown Methodist Primary School is designated Methodist.
- Does Boothstown Methodist Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Boothstown Methodist Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Boothstown Methodist Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 39% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Boothstown Methodist Primary School compare with other schools in Salford?
- Boothstown Methodist Primary School ranked 64th of 69 primary schools in Salford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Boothstown Methodist Primary School's absence rate?
- Boothstown Methodist Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Boothstown Methodist Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Boothstown Methodist 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 29 June 2026.