Mesne Lea Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Manchester, Salford
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Salford City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2015–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Mesne Lea Primary School is a primary school in Manchester, Salford for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Salford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Mesne Lea 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 |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 4 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, but places ran out in 3 of the 11 earlier years with a published outcome, and the last distance swung sharply between some years.
- For Reception in 2026 there were 48 first-choice applications for 57 offers, which is 0.8 first choices per offer, the 9th lowest of 73 Salford primary schools.
- Every first-choice family was offered a Reception place in 2026, and 9 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 56% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Salford.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Salford schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Walkden Road, Walkden, Worsley, Manchester, M28 7FG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Council
- Salford
- Pupils on roll
- 441 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 26.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 21 April 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils at Mesne Lea are well known and valued as individuals.”
- “Their unique characters and successes are recognised and celebrated.”
- “This helps pupils to feel safe and included.”
To improve
- “However, although many pupils learn well, some do not achieve as well as they could over time.”
- “This limits their readiness for the next stage in some instances.”
- “However, there is more to do to ensure that a small number of pupils who continue to miss learning, including those who are disadvantaged, attend regularly.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 June 2026 (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) | 56% | 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: 48 first-preference applications, 57 offers in total, 48 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 Salford.
- Christ The King RC Primary School 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- James Brindley Community Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Paul's CofE Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St Paul's CofE Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ellenbrook Community Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mark's CofE Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Edmund's RC Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Andrew's Methodist Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published