North West
Primary schools in Salford
76 primary schools in Salford.
Ofsted among primary schools in Salford
Good34
Outstanding7
Requires improvement3
Inadequate2
No overall grade30
46 of these schools carry a historic one-word grade. The remaining 30 either have no published outcome or were inspected under a newer framework with no overall grade; current report cards instead grade separate aspects of the school. What changed.
- Last overall grade still shown
- 46
- Current framework (no overall grade)
- 26
- Average days since inspection
- 876
- Framework mix
- 46 historic, 26 current, 4 none
Primary schools in Salford
Sorted by the share of pupils meeting the expected standard at key stage 2. A gap of a point or two is noise, not a ranking — read the school pages for the intake-adjusted comparison.
76 schools
| School | Area | Ofsted | Expected standard | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Salford | Outstanding 2023 | 90% | |
| St Mary's RC Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Manchester | No overall grade | 89% | |
| St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Manchester | Good 2023 | 85% | |
| St Andrew's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Manchester | Outstanding 2024 | 84% | |
| St Philip's RC Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Salford | Outstanding 2023 | 84% | |
| Wardley CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Manchester | No overall grade | 83% | |
| St Mark's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Manchester | Good 2024 | 81% | |
| Ellenbrook Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Manchester | Good 2024 | 81% | |
| James Brindley Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Manchester | No overall grade | 81% | |
| Bridgewater Primary SchoolCommunity school | Manchester | Outstanding 2024 | 80% | |
| Broadoak Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Manchester | Outstanding 2024 | 79% | |
| The Cathedral School of St Peter and St John RC PrimaryVoluntary aided school | Salford | Good 2022 | 77% | |
| Christ The King RC Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Manchester | No overall grade | 76% | |
| St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Manchester | No overall grade | 71% | |
| St Peter's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Manchester | Good 2023 | 70% | |
| Clifton Primary SchoolCommunity school | Manchester | Good 2023 | 69% | |
| St Mark's RC Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Manchester | Good 2024 | 68% | |
| Primrose Hill Primary School and Children's CentreCommunity school | Salford | Good 2022 | 68% | |
| St Andrew's Methodist Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Manchester | Outstanding 2024 | 67% | |
| St Sebastian's RC Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Salford | Good 2024 | 67% | |
| Holy Cross and All Saints RC Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Manchester | Good 2023 | 66% | |
| St Mary's RC Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Manchester | Good 2023 | 60% | |
| Light Oaks Junior SchoolCommunity school | Salford | No overall grade | 59% | |
| Dukesgate AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Salford | Good 2024 | 59% | |
| Barton Moss Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Manchester | No overall grade | 58% | |
| Lewis Street Primary SchoolCommunity school | Manchester | Good 2024 | 57% | |
| St John's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Manchester | Good 2024 | 57% | |
| Moorside Primary SchoolCommunity school | Swinton | Report card 2026 | 56% | |
| Lower Kersal Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Salford | Good 2023 | 55% | |
| St Andrew's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Manchester | Good 2023 | 55% | |
| River View Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Salford | Good 2023 | 55% | |
| Irlam Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Manchester | Good 2022 | 55% | |
| St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Salford | Report card 2026 | 54% | |
| St Luke's RC Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Salford | Report card 2026 | 54% | |
| St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Salford | Good 2024 | 53% | |
| Monton Green Primary SchoolCommunity school | Salford | Good 2023 | 51% | |
| Peel Hall Primary SchoolCommunity school | Manchester | Requires improvement 2024 | 51% | |
| St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Manchester | Report card 2026 | 50% | |
| Boothstown Methodist Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Manchester | Report card 2026 | 50% | |
| Grosvenor Road Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Manchester | No overall grade | 50% | |
| Summerville Primary SchoolCommunity school | Salford | Good 2022 | 48% | |
| St Gilbert's RC Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Manchester | No overall grade | 48% | |
| St Edmund's RC Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Manchester | Report card 2025 | 48% | |
| Fiddlers Lane Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Salford | Requires improvement 2022 | 48% | |
| Mossfield Primary SchoolCommunity school | Manchester | Good 2023 | 47% | |
| Willow Tree Primary SchoolCommunity school | Salford | No overall grade | 47% | |
| Holy Family VA RC Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Salford | No overall grade | 47% | |
| The Friars Primary SchoolCommunity school | Salford | Good 2024 | 45% | |
| Westwood Park Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Manchester | Report card 2026 | 45% | |
| St George's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Salford | Good 2023 | 45% | |
| Marlborough Road AcademyAcademy converter | Salford | Good 2023 | 45% | |
| Irlam Endowed Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Manchester | Good 2023 | 43% | |
| St Paul's Peel CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Manchester | No overall grade | 43% | |
| St Charles' RC Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Manchester | Good 2024 | 43% | |
| Wharton Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Salford | No overall grade | 43% | |
| Godfrey Ermen Memorial CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Manchester | Report card 2026 | 42% | |
| Mesne Lea Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Manchester | Report card 2026 | 42% | |
| Beech Street Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Manchester | Good 2022 | 41% | |
| North Walkden Primary SchoolCommunity school | Manchester | Report card 2026 | 41% | |
| St Boniface RC Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Salford | No overall grade | 40% | |
| St Augustine's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Manchester | Report card 2026 | 39% | |
| Lark Hill Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Salford | Report card 2026 | 37% | |
| Broughton Jewish Cassel Fox Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Salford | Good 2022 | 37% | |
| St Joseph the Worker RC Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Salford | Good 2022 | 32% | |
| Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Manchester | Good 2023 | 26% | |
| St Philip's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Salford | Good 2023 | 26% | |
| St Joseph's RC Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Salford | Report card 2026 | 26% | |
| Light Oaks Infant SchoolCommunity school | Salford | Good 2022 | — | |
| Brentnall AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Salford | Inadequate 2022 | — | |
| Moss Valley Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Salford | No overall grade | — | |
| Cadishead Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Manchester | Inadequate 2023 | — | |
| St Teresa's RC Primary School a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Manchester | Good 2023 | — | |
| St Luke's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Salford | Requires improvement 2024 | — | |
| The Deans Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Manchester | Outstanding 2024 | — | |
| Clarendon Road Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Manchester | No overall grade | — | |
| Hilton Lane Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Manchester | No overall grade | — |