OFSTED
12 June 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
14 March 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
10 May 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Salford
Trust
THRIVE CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMY TRUST LTD
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
437
437 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
212
48.5% of pupils
Male pupils
225
51.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
16.2 pts
above England
School
41.0%
Salford
32.2%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.9 pts
above England
School
36.2%
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
44.6%
195
African
12.6%
55
Any other White background
10.1%
44
Any other ethnic group
8.2%
36
Any other Mixed background
7.3%
32
Unclassified
4.1%
18
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
30.2%
132 of
437 pupils
9.4 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
10.8 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.5 pts
below
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.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
104.0%
15.9 pts
above England
St Luke's CofE Primary School
104.0%
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.