SCHOOL PROFILE

Primrose Hill Primary School and Children's Centre

Primary Community school URN 129466
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 495 Published school capacity
Capacity used 103.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

4 May 2022
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
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 511 511 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 261 51.1% of pupils
Male pupils 250 48.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

44.8%
20.0 pts above England
School 44.8%
Salford 32.2%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

48.1%
27.8 pts above England
School 48.1%
Salford 20.3%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
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
32.9%
168
Any other Mixed background
14.5%
74
Any other ethnic group
12.7%
65
Indian
11.9%
61
African
7.6%
39
Any other White background
7.0%
36
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 28.4% 145 of 511 pupils
7.6 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 28.4%
Salford 24.7%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 23.9% 122 pupils
England 14.8% 9.1 pts above
EHC plans 4.5% 23 pupils
England 6.0% 1.5 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 61
Specific learning difficulty 23
Moderate learning difficulty 20
Autistic spectrum disorder 15
Social, emotional & mental health 14
Physical disability 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

74.0% 13.6 pts above England
School 74.0%
Salford 58.3%
North West 59.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

74.0%

0.2 pts above England

School 74.0%
Salford 72.4%
North West 73.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

79.0%

8.7 pts above England

School 79.0%
Salford 68.4%
North West 69.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

84.0%

12.0 pts above England

School 84.0%
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

6.24%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.02 pts higher than England
School 6.24%
Salford 6.74%
North West 6.25%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

19.17%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.36 pts higher than England
School 19.17%
Salford 18.56%
North West 15.89%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.21%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.59 pts lower than England
School 1.21%
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

103.2% 15.0 pts above England
Primrose Hill Primary School and Children's Centre
103.2%
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