Voluntary controlled school · Salford

St Paul's CofE Primary School

3–11Ages
355Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
105937URN

Heathside Grove, Walkden, Worsley, Manchester, M28 3NZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

0.5 below Salford median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Salford

39 applications for 31 places · 67th of 71 in Salford

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

76%met the expected standard

Salford 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 4 February 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

4 February 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
15 January 2020
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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

1.3applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Salford median (1.7) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

39 applications · 31 places offered · 28 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.3; Salford median median 1.7
2025 0.9; Salford median median 1.7
2024 1.5; Salford median median 1.6
2023 1.2; Salford median median 1.7
2022 0.9; Salford median median 1.6
2021 0.9; Salford median median 1.5
2020 1.1; Salford median median 1.6
2019 1.3; Salford median median 1.7
2018 1.0; Salford median median 1.7
2017 1.2; Salford median median 1.8
2016 1.2; Salford median median 1.8
2015 1.5; Salford median median 2.0
2014 1.1; Salford median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Salford median in 0 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	31	39	1.3	28	0.90
Sep 2025	46	43	0.9	28	0.61
Sep 2024	28	42	1.5	18	0.64
Sep 2023	38	46	1.2	32	0.84
Sep 2022	51	45	0.9	30	0.59
Sep 2021	34	31	0.9	22	0.65
Sep 2020	32	35	1.1	22	0.69
Sep 2019	27	36	1.3	24	0.89
Sep 2018	39	40	1.0	29	0.74
Sep 2017	25	30	1.2	22	0.88
Sep 2016	39	45	1.2	29	0.74
Sep 2015	28	41	1.5	24	0.86
Sep 2014	30	34	1.1	24	0.80

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 84% · Writing 82% · Maths 87% → all three 76% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard76%11th of 69 in Salford

Salford 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard84%

Salford 75% England 78%

Higher standard40%

Salford 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard82%

Salford 71% England 75%

Greater depth16%

Salford 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Salford 75% England 77%

Higher standard40%

Salford 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	76%	11%	108	107
2023/24	74%	7%	107	106
2022/23	71%	9%	107	107

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

St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.3applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Christ The King RC Primary School
0.5 km · Salford

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
St Paul's CofE Primary School
0.6 km · Salford

Good2023

1.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Mesne Lea Primary School
1.1 km · Salford

2026

1.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
North Walkden Primary School
1.1 km · Salford

2026

1.3applications per place 34%met the SATs standard
St Edmund's RC Primary School
1.1 km · Salford

2025

1.4applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Bridgewater Primary School
1.1 km · Salford

Remains Outstanding2024

2.4applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's Methodist Primary School
1.2 km · Salford

Remains Outstanding2024

2.3applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
James Brindley Community Primary School
1.4 km · Salford

Standards maintained2025

4.6applications per place 82%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: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 105937 · 355/3037
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 355 on roll
Free school meals: 37.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Heathside Grove, Walkden, Worsley, Manchester, M28 3NZ
Local authority: Salford

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