Christ The King RC Primary SchoolMesne Lea Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Manchester.

Summary of the comparison

Christ The King RC Primary School and Mesne Lea Primary School are primary schools in Manchester.

  • Christ The King RC Primary School scores 73 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Mesne Lea Primary School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average). Christ The King RC Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Christ The King RC Primary School was judged Good and Mesne Lea Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 89.0% for Christ The King RC Primary School and 56.0% for Mesne Lea Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Christ The King RC Primary School (76.0% in 2022-23, 89.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Christ The King RC Primary School versus Mesne Lea Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ManchesterChrist The King RC Primary SchoolManchesterMesne Lea Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB73/100Stronger figureC57/100
Local ranking8th of 73 in Salford Stronger figure62nd of 73 in Salford
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Expected
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll231 427
Capacity241 446
LocationManchester, M28 3DW Manchester, M28 7FG
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard89.0% Stronger figure56.0% 62.0%
At higher standard15.0% Stronger figure13.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score109.0 Stronger figure106.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score111.0 Stronger figure104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census231 427
Free school meals (ever 6)16.3% 27.6%
English as an additional language6.5% 8.0%
SEN support16.4% 18.0%
SEN with an EHC plan0.9% 6.8%
Attendance
Overall absence3.8% Stronger figure5.6% 6.2%
Persistent absence7.8% Stronger figure15.3% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Christ The King RC Primary School

Mesne Lea Primary School

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