OFSTED
8 March 2023
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Salford
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
226
226 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
99
43.8% of pupils
Male pupils
127
56.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
2.6 pts
above England
School
27.4%
Salford
32.2%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.0 pts
below England
School
5.3%
Salford
20.3%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Salford
0.6%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
86.3%
195
Any other Mixed background
4.0%
9
Any other White background
2.2%
5
African
1.3%
3
Unclassified
1.3%
3
Chinese
0.9%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
26.1%
59 of
226 pupils
5.3 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.3 pts
above
England
6.0%
5.0 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
46.0%
14.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
68.0%
Reading
5.8 pts below England
School
68.0%
Salford
72.4%
North West
73.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
61.0%
Writing
9.3 pts below England
School
61.0%
Salford
68.4%
North West
69.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
61.0%
Maths
11.0 pts below England
School
61.0%
Salford
70.8%
North West
71.7%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.57%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.36 pts
higher than
England
School
6.57%
Salford
6.74%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
15.96%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.14 pts
higher than
England
School
15.96%
Salford
18.56%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.66%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.86 pts
higher than
England
School
2.66%
Salford
2.27%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
91.1%
2.9 pts
above England
Irlam Endowed Primary School
91.1%
Salford
94.2%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.