SCHOOL PROFILE

Godfrey Ermen Memorial CofE Primary School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 105946
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 91.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

21 April 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour Expected standard
Personal development Expected standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

24 January 2024
Graded inspection Requires improvement
Published 6 March 2024
23 November 2022
Ungraded inspection School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published 18 January 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Salford
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 386 386 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 190 49.2% of pupils
Male pupils 196 50.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

40.2%
15.4 pts above England
School 40.2%
Salford 32.2%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

10.4%
9.9 pts below England
School 10.4%
Salford 20.3%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.5%
0.5 pts below England
School 0.5%
Salford 0.6%
North West 0.8%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
70.2%
271
Any other Mixed background
7.0%
27
African
6.5%
25
Any other ethnic group
3.6%
14
Any other White background
2.8%
11
Any other Black background
2.1%
8
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 22.0% 85 of 386 pupils
1.2 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 22.0%
Salford 24.7%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 20.5% 79 pupils
England 14.8% 5.7 pts above
EHC plans 1.6% 6 pupils
England 6.0% 4.5 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 42
Moderate learning difficulty 11
Social, emotional & mental health 8
Autistic spectrum disorder 5
No specialist assessment yet 5
Specific learning difficulty 5

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

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

46.0% 14.4 pts below England
School 46.0%
Salford 58.3%
North West 59.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

63.0%

10.8 pts below England

School 63.0%
Salford 72.4%
North West 73.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

54.0%

16.3 pts below England

School 54.0%
Salford 68.4%
North West 69.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

60.0%

12.0 pts below England

School 60.0%
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

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.88%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.66 pts higher than England
School 6.88%
Salford 6.74%
North West 6.25%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

17.66%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

1.85 pts higher than England
School 17.66%
Salford 18.56%
North West 15.89%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.56%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.76 pts higher than England
School 2.56%
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

91.9% 3.7 pts above England
Godfrey Ermen Memorial CofE Primary School
91.9%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information