Voluntary controlled school · Salford

Wardley CofE Primary School

3–11Ages
219Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
105940URN

Moss Bank Road, Wardley, Swinton, Manchester, M27 9XB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 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

1.7per place

close to Salford median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Salford

52 applications for 30 places · 35th of 71 in Salford

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

89%met the expected standard

Salford 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 29 April 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	Outstanding

Inspection history

29 April 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
29 February 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding (Concerns)

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

1.7applications per place, Reception

close to Salford median (1.7) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

52 applications · 30 places offered · 33 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.7; Salford median median 1.7
2025 1.7; Salford median median 1.7
2024 1.5; Salford median median 1.6
2023 1.9; Salford median median 1.7
2022 2.1; Salford median median 1.6
2021 1.7; Salford median median 1.5
2020 1.9; Salford median median 1.6
2019 1.4; Salford median median 1.7
2018 1.6; Salford median median 1.7
2017 1.9; Salford median median 1.8
2016 1.7; Salford median median 1.8
2015 1.4; Salford median median 2.0
2014 1.6; Salford median median 1.8

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	30	52	1.7	33	1.10
Sep 2025	30	50	1.7	32	1.07
Sep 2024	30	45	1.5	30	1.00
Sep 2023	30	57	1.9	36	1.20
Sep 2022	30	62	2.1	37	1.23
Sep 2021	27	47	1.7	25	0.93
Sep 2020	30	58	1.9	33	1.10
Sep 2019	28	38	1.4	26	0.93
Sep 2018	29	45	1.6	28	0.97
Sep 2017	25	47	1.9	25	1.00
Sep 2016	27	47	1.7	25	0.93
Sep 2015	29	40	1.4	21	0.72
Sep 2014	30	48	1.6	32	1.07

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 96% · Writing 93% · Maths 93% → all three 89% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard89%1st of 69 in Salford

Salford 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard96%

Salford 75% England 78%

Higher standard57%

Salford 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard93%

Salford 71% England 75%

Greater depth32%

Salford 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard93%

Salford 75% England 77%

Higher standard54%

Salford 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 110 (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	89%	32%	111	110
2023/24	83%	7%	107	108
2022/23	83%	10%	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

Wardley CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
Mossfield Primary School
0.6 km · Salford

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Clifton Primary School
0.7 km · Salford

Remains Good2023

1.3applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
St Charles' RC Primary School
1.1 km · Salford

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Peter's CofE Primary School
1.1 km · Salford

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St Mark's RC Primary School
1.2 km · Salford

Good2024

2.0applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
The Deans Primary School
1.5 km · Salford

Outstanding2024

2.6applications per place
St Mary's RC Primary School
1.6 km · Salford

Good2023

2.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Moorside Primary School
1.6 km · Salford

2026

2.4applications per place 47%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: 105940 · 355/3041
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 236 pupils · 219 on roll
Free school meals: 20.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Moss Bank Road, Wardley, Swinton, Manchester, M27 9XB
Local authority: Salford

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