Beaver Road Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Manchester
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Manchester City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Beaver Road Primary School is a primary school in Manchester for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 26 November 2024. Manchester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Beaver Road Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026, every applicant was offered a Reception place, as at 105 of the 136 other Manchester primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 131 first-choice applications for 139 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 8 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 75% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%); 20% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- In 2024/25 the reading, writing and maths result ranked 2nd highest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Manchester that have results.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Manchester schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Beaver Road, Didsbury, Manchester, M20 6SX
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Council
- Manchester
- Pupils on roll
- 1,084 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 26 November 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive at this nurturing, caring school in the heart of the community.”
- “The school’s ‘Rights Respecting’ ethos is at the heart of everything it does.”
- “Pupils are proud of their school, particularly the inclusive and harmonious environment, which is welcoming to all and nurtures pupils’ individual talents.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 January 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 75% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 131 first-preference applications, 139 offers in total, 131 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Manchester.
- Didsbury CofE Primary School 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- St Catherine's RC Primary School 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- West Didsbury CE Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Cuthbert's RC Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary Academy 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Cavendish Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Broad Oak Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- St Paul's CofE Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ladybarn Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published