Community school · Salford

The Friars Primary School

3–11Ages
362Pupils
PrimaryPhase
105896URN

Cannon Street, The Friars Primary School, Cannon Street, Salford, M3 7EU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

close to Salford median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Salford

82 applications for 53 places · 49th of 71 in Salford

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

48%met the expected standard

Salford 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 5 March 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.6applications per place, Reception

close to Salford median (1.7) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

82 applications · 53 places offered · 46 named it first

2026 1.6; Salford median median 1.7
2025 2.2; Salford median median 1.7
2024 1.2; Salford median median 1.6
2023 1.4; Salford median median 1.7
2022 1.3; Salford median median 1.6
2021 1.2; Salford median median 1.5
2020 1.6; Salford median median 1.6
2019 1.4; Salford median median 1.7
2018 1.6; Salford median median 1.7
2017 1.3; Salford median median 1.8
2016 1.4; Salford median median 1.8
2015 1.1; Salford median median 2.0
2014 0.9; Salford median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Salford median in 1 of 13 years.

This school
Salford median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	53	82	1.6	46	0.87
Sep 2025	20	43	2.2	20	1.00
Sep 2024	48	57	1.2	38	0.79
Sep 2023	44	61	1.4	35	0.80
Sep 2022	34	44	1.3	27	0.79
Sep 2021	33	39	1.2	32	0.97
Sep 2020	41	64	1.6	37	0.90
Sep 2019	50	72	1.4	41	0.82
Sep 2018	33	53	1.6	30	0.91
Sep 2017	58	74	1.3	37	0.64
Sep 2016	40	56	1.4	27	0.68
Sep 2015	60	64	1.1	24	0.40
Sep 2014	57	51	0.9	28	0.49

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 64% · Writing 62% · Maths 72% → all three 48% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard48%55th of 69 in Salford

Salford 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard64%

Salford 75% England 78%

Higher standard22%

Salford 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard62%

Salford 71% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Salford 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard72%

Salford 75% England 77%

Higher standard26%

Salford 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Salford median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	48%	8%	103	104
2023/24	51%	2%	103	103
2022/23	45%	6%	103	104

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

The Friars Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.6applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
The Cathedral School of St Peter and St John RC Primary
0.2 km · Salford

2026

1.6applications per place 10%met the SATs standard
River View Community Primary School
0.6 km · Salford

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
St Philip's CofE Primary School
0.8 km · Salford

Good2023

1.6applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Cheetwood Primary School
0.9 km · Manchester

Good2024

3.3applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Unity Community Primary
1.5 km · Manchester

2026

1.7applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
St Paul's CofE Primary School
1.5 km · Salford

Good2024

1.8applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St Boniface RC Primary School
1.6 km · Salford

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Primrose Hill Primary School and Children's Centre
1.8 km · Salford

2026

1.3applications per place 74%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 105896 · 355/2040
Capacity: 450 pupils · 362 on roll
Free school meals: 43.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Cannon Street, The Friars Primary School, Cannon Street, Salford, M3 7EU
Local authority: Salford

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources