Primary school in Manchester, Salford
Cadishead Primary Academy
Allotment Road, Cadishead, Manchester, M44 5JD
Ofsted
Graded Inadequate at its last graded inspection, on 8 November 2023.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 210
- Places
- 420
- How full
- 50% full — 210 of 420 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 117 / 93
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Salford 030B, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 22%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 22%
- Households owning their home
- 74%
- Households in social housing
- 12%
- Households with no car
- 14%
- Adults economically inactive
- 37%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- UNITED LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: James Hucknall
- Local authority
- Salford
- Ward
- Cadishead & Lower Irlam
- Constituency
- Worsley and Eccles
- URN
- 150892
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | No grade | 69% | 0.4 mi |
| St Teresa's RC Primary School a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2023 | — | 0.5 mi |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2023 | — | 0.9 mi |
| Forest Gate AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2023 | 57% | 1 mi |
| Partington Central AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | 62% | 1.1 mi |
| Irlam Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 71% | 1.2 mi |
| Irlam Endowed Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2023 | 46% | 1.4 mi |
| St Helen's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 86% | 1.4 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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