Primary school in Salford
St Luke's CofE Primary School
Weaste Lane, Salford, Greater Manchester, M5 5JH
Ofsted
Graded Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 12 June 2024.
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
- 437
- Places
- 420
- How full
- Full — 437 pupils against 420 places
- Girls / boys
- 212 / 225
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Salford 021E, 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
- 31%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 24%
- Households owning their home
- 40%
- Households in social housing
- 28%
- Households with no car
- 38%
- Adults economically inactive
- 36%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- THRIVE CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMY TRUST LTD
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Tim Delves
- Local authority
- Salford
- Ward
- Weaste & Seedley
- Constituency
- Salford
- URN
- 151637
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Tree Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 62% | 0.6 mi |
| Light Oaks Junior SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 57% | 0.6 mi |
| Light Oaks Infant SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | — | 0.6 mi |
| Summerville Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 45% | 0.7 mi |
| Holy Family VA RC Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | 52% | 0.7 mi |
| St Luke's RC Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2022 | 51% | 0.8 mi |
| St John's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2024 | 64% | 0.9 mi |
| Lark Hill Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 55% | 1 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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