Mesne Lea Primary School
Walkden Road, Walkden, Manchester, M28 7FG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- PRESTOLEE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Victoria Unsworth
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Prestolee Community Primary School
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Bolton South and Walkden
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 446
- Pupils on roll
- 441
- URN
- 149387
- Local authority
- Salford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01615662993
About this school
Mesne Lea Primary School is a primary academy in Manchester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 441 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Mesne Lea 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 55 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 104.0 |
Trends over time
How Mesne Lea 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 | — | 53.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 58.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 58.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 433 |
| 2024/25 | 427 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Mesne Lea Primary School compares
Mesne Lea Primary School ranked 44th of 69 primary schools in Salford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 5.6% | 27.6% | 441 | — |
| 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 |
| Ellenbrook Community Primary School | 73% | 3.8% | 7.2% | 439 | 0.8 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 27.56%
- English as an additional language
- 8%
- Overall absence
- 5.62%
- Persistent absence
- 15.34%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Christ The King RC Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Manchester
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James Brindley Community Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Manchester
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St Paul's CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Manchester
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St Paul's CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Ellenbrook Community Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
Mesne Lea Primary School ranks 169th 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 Mesne Lea Primary School teach?
- Mesne Lea Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Mesne Lea Primary School?
- The headteacher of Mesne Lea Primary School is Mrs Victoria Unsworth, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Mesne Lea Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Mesne Lea 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 Mesne Lea Primary School?
- Mesne Lea Primary School has 441 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Mesne Lea Primary School full?
- Mesne Lea Primary School has capacity for 446 pupils and 441 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Mesne Lea Primary School a faith school?
- No. Mesne Lea Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Mesne Lea Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Mesne Lea Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Mesne Lea Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Mesne Lea Primary School is part of PRESTOLEE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Mesne Lea Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Mesne Lea Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Mesne Lea Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2023/24 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Mesne Lea Primary School compare with other schools in Salford?
- Mesne Lea Primary School ranked 44th of 69 primary schools in Salford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Mesne Lea Primary School's absence rate?
- Mesne Lea 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 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 15 July 2026.