OFSTED
12 November 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Local authority
Salford
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
239
239 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
119
49.8% of pupils
Male pupils
120
50.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
13.5 pts
below England
School
11.3%
Salford
32.2%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
4.4 pts
below England
School
15.9%
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
57.7%
138
Any other Mixed background
13.0%
31
Any other White background
9.2%
22
African
5.0%
12
Indian
5.0%
12
White and Black African
2.5%
6
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
22.2%
53 of
239 pupils
1.4 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.3 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.9 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.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
71.0%
10.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
87.0%
Reading
13.2 pts above England
School
87.0%
Salford
72.4%
North West
73.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
74.0%
Writing
3.7 pts above England
School
74.0%
Salford
68.4%
North West
69.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
90.0%
Maths
18.0 pts above England
School
90.0%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
3.76%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.46 pts
lower than
England
School
3.76%
Salford
6.74%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
8.29%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.53 pts
lower than
England
School
8.29%
Salford
18.56%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
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
99.6%
11.4 pts
above England
St Mary's RC Primary School
99.6%
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.