- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Salford average, low absence.
48 first choices, 45 offers made
Met the standard at 1177%
Salford 58%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 354
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.9
Primary schools in Salford
All 45 primary schools in Salford. Narrow them down, then shortlist up to four to compare.
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Salford average, low absence.
66 first choices, 60 offers made
Met the standard at 1183%
Salford 58%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 503
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.1
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results below the Salford average, low absence.
48 first choices, 49 offers made
Met the standard at 1151%
Salford 58%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 421
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.1
- Ofsted:Good or better
- Has a nursery
Results above the Salford average, low absence.
73 first choices, 59 offers made
Met the standard at 1162%
Salford 58%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 469
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.2
- Ofsted:Good
- Jewish
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Salford average, low absence.
34 first choices, 35 offers made
Met the standard at 1172%
Salford 58%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 312
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.5
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Salford average, high absence.
17 first choices, 17 offers made
Met the standard at 1175%
Salford 58%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 184
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.4
- Ofsted:Good in every area
Results close to the Salford average.
Met the standard at 1157%
Salford 58%England 62%
- Days missed
- 6.2%Salford 5.8%
- Pupils
- 355
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.1
- Ofsted:Good in every area
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results below the Salford average.
46 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1152%
Salford 58%England 62%
- Days missed
- 4.9%Salford 5.8%
- Pupils
- 238
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.5
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results below the Salford average, high absence.
27 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1152%
Salford 58%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 227
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.8
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results above the Salford average.
36 first choices, 36 offers made
Met the standard at 1164%
Salford 58%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.7%Salford 5.8%
- Pupils
- 360
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.8
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results above the Salford average, high absence.
29 first choices, 29 offers made
Met the standard at 1161%
Salford 58%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 220
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.0
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well below the Salford average.
69 first choices, 59 offers made
Met the standard at 1148%
Salford 58%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.7%Salford 5.8%
- Pupils
- 521
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.8
- Ofsted:Needs attention in 1 area
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Salford average.
21 first choices, 22 offers made
Met the standard at 1170%
Salford 58%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.9%Salford 5.8%
- Pupils
- 191
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.7
- Ofsted:Needs attention in 3 areas
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Salford average.
75 first choices, 87 offers made
Met the standard at 1174%
Salford 58%England 62%
- Days missed
- 6.2%Salford 5.8%
- Pupils
- 511
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.8
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well below the Salford average.
46 first choices, 53 offers made
Met the standard at 1148%
Salford 58%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.4%Salford 5.8%
- Pupils
- 362
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.1
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results below the Salford average.
26 first choices, 28 offers made
Met the standard at 1153%
Salford 58%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.5%Salford 5.8%
- Pupils
- 245
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.3
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well below the Salford average.
19 first choices, 20 offers made
Met the standard at 1145%
Salford 58%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.9%Salford 5.8%
- Pupils
- 226
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.5
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well below the Salford average, high absence.
20 first choices, 20 offers made
Met the standard at 1145%
Salford 58%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 197
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.0
The Cathedral School of St Peter and St John RC Primary
Salford, M3 6LU · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11
- Ofsted:Needs attention in 1 area
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results well below the Salford average.
35 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1110%
Salford 58%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.1%Salford 5.8%
- Pupils
- 213
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.1
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results below the Salford average.
22 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1150%
Salford 58%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.1%Salford 5.8%
- Pupils
- 221
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.7
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well below the Salford average, high absence.
19 first choices, 21 offers made
Met the standard at 1131%
Salford 58%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 219
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.3
- Ofsted:Requires improvement in 3 areas
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Salford average.
21 first choices, 22 offers made
Met the standard at 1167%
Salford 58%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.4%Salford 5.8%
- Pupils
- 219
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.4
- Ofsted:Needs attention in 7 areas
- Has a nursery
Results close to the Salford average.
59 first choices, 79 offers made
Met the standard at 1155%
Salford 58%England 62%
- Days missed
- 6.6%Salford 5.8%
- Pupils
- 629
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.9
- Ofsted:Needs attention in 5 areas
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results well below the Salford average.
31 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1130%
Salford 58%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.6%Salford 5.8%
- Pupils
- 220
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.3
- Primary schools45including 2 special
- Met the standard at 1157.5%
- Good or Outstanding93%of graded schools ·
- Faith schools31 of 458 Catholic, 6 Church of England
- With a nursery class40take children from 2 or 3
- Free school meals39.4%of pupils get them
The big picture
How Salford's primary schools spread out
Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.
Met the expected standard at 11
Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.
Days missed
Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.
Ofsted grades in Salford
The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 30 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.
- Outstanding: 2 of 15
- Good: 12 of 15
- Requires improvement: 1 of 15
- Inadequate: 0 of 15
Before you apply
Four things worth knowing in Salford
Half or more are faith schools.
31 of the 45 primary schools in Salford have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.
Show schools with no religious characterA nursery place isn't a Reception place.
40 schools take children from age 2 or 3. You still need to apply for Reception, even if your child is already in the school's nursery.
Show schools with a nurseryApply by 15 January.
Apply to your council for a Reception place starting in September. Offers come out on 16 April.
Check how old the Ofsted grade is.
Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.
Show Good or Outstanding
About these schools
Primary schools in Salford, explained
There are 45 primary schools in Salford, teaching 12,599 children. 21 are run by the council and 5 are academies or free schools. Among them are 2 special and 19 independent schools.
93% of the mainstream state schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 2 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
57.5% of pupils in Salford met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 10% to 83%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.
39.4% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,793 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 17.0% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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Questions
Questions parents ask
How many primary schools are in Salford?
There are 45 primary schools in Salford, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best primary schools in Salford?
The highest-ranked primary schools in Salford on Eduscope are St Philip's RC Primary School, St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School and St Luke's RC Primary School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding primary schools are in Salford?
Salford has 2 primary schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 12 are rated Good, meaning 93% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are primary schools in Salford ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
How do primary schools in Salford perform at Key Stage 2?
Across primary schools in Salford, 58% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at Key Stage 2. This figure is based on the latest published results from the Department for Education.
What is the average class size in Salford primary schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across primary schools in Salford is 18:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.
How do I choose a primary school in Salford?
When choosing a primary school in Salford, consider Ofsted ratings, Key Stage 2 results, distance from home, school size, and whether the school offers wrap-around care. You can compare all 45 primary schools on Eduscope using filters for school type, gender, religious character, and more.
Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.