Wesley Methodist Primary School
Forth Road, Manchester, M26 4PX
320 pupils · 102% of 315 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Methodist
- Trust
- EPWORTH EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Bury
- Free school meals
- 21.1%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 14 March 2023, published 2 May 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 60% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 7% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.88 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 40 | 35 | 86 | 40 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 45 | 53 | 94 | 45 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 36 | 34 | 83 | 36 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 40 | 34 | 85 | 40 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 41 | 41 | 84 | 41 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 41 | 41 | 79 | 41 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 44 | 48 | 118 | 44 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Radcliffe 0.3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Radcliffe Primary School 0.5 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 0.7 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Gorsefield Primary School 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Cams Lane Primary School 1 km · Good — confirmed 2020 · previous system
- Masefield Primary School 1.8 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.