Voluntary aided school · Salford

St Mary's RC Primary School

3–11Ages
239Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
105953URN

Hemming Drive, Eccles, Manchester, M30 0FJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2024 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

3.4per place

1.7 above Salford median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Salford

103 applications for 30 places · 2nd of 71 in Salford

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%met the expected standard

Salford 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 12 November 2024Ofsted'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	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

3.4applications per place, Reception

1.7 above Salford median (1.7) 1.2 above England median (2.2)

103 applications · 30 places offered · 55 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.4; Salford median median 1.7
2025 3.5; Salford median median 1.7
2024 2.9; Salford median median 1.6
2023 3.3; Salford median median 1.7
2022 3.2; Salford median median 1.6
2021 2.5; Salford median median 1.5
2020 3.6; Salford median median 1.6
2019 3.1; Salford median median 1.7
2018 3.4; Salford median median 1.7
2017 3.8; Salford median median 1.8
2016 3.0; Salford median median 1.8
2015 3.8; Salford median median 2.0
2014 3.0; Salford median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Salford median in 13 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	30	103	3.4	55	1.83
Sep 2025	29	100	3.5	45	1.55
Sep 2024	30	88	2.9	41	1.37
Sep 2023	30	99	3.3	46	1.53
Sep 2022	30	97	3.2	45	1.50
Sep 2021	30	74	2.5	35	1.17
Sep 2020	30	107	3.6	46	1.53
Sep 2019	30	94	3.1	42	1.40
Sep 2018	30	103	3.4	40	1.33
Sep 2017	30	113	3.8	47	1.57
Sep 2016	30	89	3.0	42	1.40
Sep 2015	30	113	3.8	44	1.47
Sep 2014	30	90	3.0	36	1.20

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 74% · Maths 90% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%18th of 69 in Salford

Salford 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

Salford 75% England 78%

Higher standard35%

Salford 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Salford 71% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Salford 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard90%

Salford 75% England 77%

Higher standard48%

Salford 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (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	71%	0%	107	109
2023/24	90%	16%	109	108
2022/23	89%	21%	108	110

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 Mary's RC Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.4applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's CofE Primary School
0.1 km · Salford

Good2023

2.1applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Clarendon Road Community Primary School
0.7 km · Salford

Standards maintained2025
Lewis Street Primary School
0.8 km · Salford

Remains Good2024

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

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Holy Cross and All Saints RC Primary School
1.0 km · Salford

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Monton Green Primary School
1.3 km · Salford

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Godfrey Ermen Memorial CofE Primary School
1.4 km · Salford

2026

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

Remains Good2022

2.2applications per place 66%met the SATs standard

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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 aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 105953 · 355/3516
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 240 pupils · 239 on roll
Free school meals: 11.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Hemming Drive, Eccles, Manchester, M30 0FJ
Local authority: Salford

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