Beech Street Community Primary School

  • Primary
  • Local authority maintained
  • Ages 3 to 11
Ofsted: Good

Beech Street, Winton, Eccles, Manchester, M30 8GBOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Beech Street Community Primary School is a primary school in Manchester for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 131 schools in Salford. It ranks 141st of 250 primary schools in Manchester. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in October 2012.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 24 October 2012, report published 20 November 2012

Overall effectiveness
Good
Leadership and management
Good

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 8 December 2022

Pupils, and children in the early years, enjoy attending this happy and caring school. Pupils live out the school's core values of tolerance, respect, ambition, courage and kindness in their everyday interactions. Pupils said that staff make sure that everyone is safe. Pupils, and their parents and carers, are proud to be part of this vibrant school community. Leaders have high expectations of pupils' achievement. This includes disadvantaged pupils, those pupils who speak English as an additional language (EAL), and pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Overall, pupils achieve well. Children in the early years are well prepared for the demands of Year 1. Pupils respond positively to staff's high expectations of their behaviour. They are polite, friendly, well-mannered and hard-working. Children in the early years settle in quickly. Leaders do not accept bullying. If it happens, staff deal with it quickly. Pupils participate enthusiastically in a wide range of inspiring cultural, artistic and sporting activities outside the academic curriculum. Staff give every pupil the chance to represent the school at a sporting event. Pupils enjoy taking on a wide range of responsibilities. For example, pupils are keen to represent their class on the school council and to act as reading buddies and library monitors.

What the school should improve

  • In some subjects, teachers do not revisit parts of the curriculum to link new knowledge to what pupils have learned in previous years. This means that some pupils do not remember some aspects of the curriculum as well as they should. Leaders should ensure that the curriculum in all subjects provides pupils with opportunities to revisit previous learning. This is so that pupils can build securely on what they already know and remember of different subjects.

Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

29 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths66%

66%, 4 percentage points above the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths3%

3%, 5 percentage points below the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score105

105, 1 below the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score103

103, 2 below the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score106

106, 1 above the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

241 pupils on roll, with places for 236

Eligible for free school meals51.5%

51.5%, 25 percentage points above the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language13.7%

13.7%, 7.9 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support24.1%

24.1%, 9.3 percentage points above the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan5.8%

5.8%, 0.2 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near Beech Street Community Primary School

SchoolDistanceOfstedResults
Godfrey Ermen Memorial CofE Primary School0.3 milesReport card: Expected standard46% met the expected standard
St Gilbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Eccles0.4 milesOfsted judgements: Good68% met the expected standard
Christ Church CofE Primary School0.4 milesOfsted: Good66% met the expected standard
Lewis Street Primary School0.5 milesOfsted: Good66% met the expected standard
Holy Cross and All Saints RC Primary School0.5 milesOfsted: Good51% met the expected standard

School details

School type
Community school
Sector
Local authority maintained
Age range
3 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Nursery classes
Yes
Headteacher
Mr Ben Spedding
Address
Beech Street, Winton, Eccles, Manchester, M30 8GB
Local authority
Salford
URN
105906

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.