Mesne Lea Primary School

State-Funded School

mesne-lea-primary-school-salford-north-west-149387

North WestRegion

SalfordLocal Authority

Bolton South and WalkdenConstituency

M28 7FGPostcode

2.0

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Mesne Lea Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Salford, North West.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 441 pupils. Mesne Lea Primary School is part of PRESTOLEE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 21 Apr 2026 · published 14 Jun 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Early years
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 53%
Higher standard: 2%
Reading score: 102
Maths score: 102

Ethnicity

White

78%

Asian

Black

Mixed

10%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

441

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

26%

England average

27%

First language not English

11%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 441
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: PRESTOLEE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
13 Jun 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.