Beaver Road Primary School
Beaver Road, Didsbury, Manchester, M20 6SX
Headteacher: Mr Michael DavenportSchool website ↗Pupils: 1,059 (capacity: 1050)Part of CONNECT ALLIANCE TRUST
Ofsted inspected
Inspected November 2024
Oversubscribed
94% of first-choice applicants offered a place
75%
Reading, Writing & Maths
inspected
Inspected November 2024
94%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed
Latest data: 2024/25
Ofsted RatingInspected 26 November 2024Full report ↗
Not rated
From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.
Quality of Teaching
Outstanding
Behaviour in School
Outstanding
Pupils' Wider Development
Outstanding
School Leadership
Outstanding
SATs Results (2024/25)
End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.
Reading, Writing & Maths combinedⓘReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
75.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)ⓘHigher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
20.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 82%·Writing 78%·Maths 82%→All three 75%
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Maths
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Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average
How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)
This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
- How many places were offered?
- 149
- How many families wanted this school first?
- 155
- How many got their first choice?
- 145of 155 (93.5%)
- How many applied in total?
- 330
Pupils & Inclusion
Eligible for pupil premium
19.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageⓘEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
28.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportⓘSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
13.0%
Boys and girls
51%girls·49%boys
543 girls, 516 boys
Location
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Results Over Time
↓ Peaked at 78% (2023/24), currently 75%
* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.
Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.
View raw year-by-year data
| Year | Reading, Writing & Maths (expected %) | Exceeding expected (%) | Reading Progress | Writing Progress | Maths Progress |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 67.0% | 4.0% | +0.2 | -2.3 | +1.9 |
| 2016/17 | 68.0% | 11.0% | +0.7 | -2.8 | +0.2 |
| 2017/18 | 77.0% | 21.0% | +2.7 | +1.6 | +1.4 |
| 2018/19 | 70.0% | 19.0% | +1.8 | +1.0 | -1.5 |
| 2022/23 | 69.0% | 17.0% | +3.2 | +0.2 | +3.3 |
| 2023/24 | 78.0% | 12.0% | - | - | - |
| 2024/25 | 75.0% | 20.0% | - | - | - |