Voluntary aided school · Salford

Godfrey Ermen Memorial CofE Primary School

3–11Ages
386Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
105946URN

School Road, Eccles, Manchester, M30 7BJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Apr 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

0.4 below Salford median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Salford

50 applications for 39 places · 65th of 71 in Salford

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

46%met the expected standard

Salford 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 21 April 2026Published 10 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

21 April 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
24 January 2024
Graded inspection: Requires improvement
23 November 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (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

1.3applications per place, Reception

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

50 applications · 39 places offered · 37 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.3; Salford median median 1.7
2025 1.3; Salford median median 1.7
2024 1.4; Salford median median 1.6
2023 1.2; Salford median median 1.7
2022 1.2; Salford median median 1.6
2021 1.2; Salford median median 1.5
2020 1.4; Salford median median 1.6
2019 1.6; Salford median median 1.7
2018 1.5; Salford median median 1.7
2017 1.7; Salford median median 1.8
2016 1.4; Salford median median 1.8
2015 1.3; Salford median median 2.0
2014 1.3; 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	39	50	1.3	37	0.95
Sep 2025	36	46	1.3	34	0.94
Sep 2024	42	59	1.4	35	0.83
Sep 2023	49	57	1.2	37	0.76
Sep 2022	45	54	1.2	37	0.82
Sep 2021	56	69	1.2	52	0.93
Sep 2020	58	80	1.4	54	0.93
Sep 2019	44	69	1.6	42	0.95
Sep 2018	59	86	1.5	55	0.93
Sep 2017	60	99	1.7	56	0.93
Sep 2016	57	78	1.4	49	0.86
Sep 2015	60	79	1.3	52	0.87
Sep 2014	53	71	1.3	47	0.89

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 63% · Writing 54% · Maths 60% → all three 46% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard46%58th of 69 in Salford

Salford 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard63%

Salford 75% England 78%

Higher standard18%

Salford 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard54%

Salford 71% England 75%

Greater depth5%

Salford 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard60%

Salford 75% England 77%

Higher standard11%

Salford 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (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	46%	2%	103	100
2023/24	26%	2%	101	98
2022/23	42%	0%	103	99

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

Godfrey Ermen Memorial CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.3applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Beech Street Community Primary School
0.4 km · Salford

Remains Good2022

2.2applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Holy Cross and All Saints RC Primary School
0.5 km · Salford

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Lewis Street Primary School
0.6 km · Salford

Remains Good2024

1.7applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Christ Church CofE Primary School
0.7 km · Salford

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St Gilbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Eccles
1.1 km · Salford

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's CofE Primary School
1.3 km · Salford

Good2023

2.1applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St Mary's RC Primary School
1.4 km · Salford

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.4applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Barton Moss Community Primary School
1.4 km · Salford

Standards maintained2025

1.3applications per place 64%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 105946 · 355/3506
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 386 on roll
Free school meals: 40.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: School Road, Eccles, Manchester, M30 7BJ
Local authority: Salford

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