Voluntary aided school · Salford

St Mary's RC Primary School

3–11Ages
230Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
105957URN

Milner Street, Swinton, Manchester, M27 4AS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.4 above Salford median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Salford

64 applications for 30 places · 17th of 71 in Salford

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%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 · 18 April 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

2.1applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Salford median (1.7) close to England median (2.2)

64 applications · 30 places offered · 28 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.1; Salford median median 1.7
2025 2.6; Salford median median 1.7
2024 2.4; Salford median median 1.6
2023 2.5; Salford median median 1.7
2022 2.0; Salford median median 1.6
2021 2.0; Salford median median 1.5
2020 2.2; Salford median median 1.6
2019 2.5; Salford median median 1.7
2018 3.2; Salford median median 1.7
2017 3.0; Salford median median 1.8
2016 3.6; Salford median median 1.8
2015 4.0; Salford median median 2.0
2014 3.8; 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	64	2.1	28	0.93
Sep 2025	30	78	2.6	30	1.00
Sep 2024	30	72	2.4	35	1.17
Sep 2023	30	75	2.5	35	1.17
Sep 2022	28	56	2.0	28	1.00
Sep 2021	30	61	2.0	35	1.17
Sep 2020	29	65	2.2	30	1.03
Sep 2019	29	71	2.5	36	1.24
Sep 2018	30	95	3.2	35	1.17
Sep 2017	30	91	3.0	39	1.30
Sep 2016	30	107	3.6	38	1.27
Sep 2015	28	112	4.0	46	1.64
Sep 2014	30	115	3.8	46	1.53

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 83% · Maths 83% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%25th of 69 in Salford

Salford 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Salford 75% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Salford 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Salford 71% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Salford 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Salford 75% England 77%

Higher standard37%

Salford 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	67%	10%	106	106
2023/24	80%	10%	108	108
2022/23	60%	0%	105	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

St Mary's RC Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
The Deans Primary School
0.5 km · Salford

Outstanding2024

2.6applications per place
St Augustine's CofE Primary School
0.7 km · Salford

2026

2.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Peter's CofE Primary School
0.7 km · Salford

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Grosvenor Road Primary School
0.8 km · Salford

Not yet inspected

1.4applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Mossfield Primary School
1.0 km · Salford

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St Mark's RC Primary School
1.1 km · Salford

Good2024

2.0applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Moorside Primary School
1.3 km · Salford

2026

2.4applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
St Charles' RC Primary School
1.4 km · Salford

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 68%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 aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 105957 · 355/3521
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 236 pupils · 230 on roll
Free school meals: 19.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Milner Street, Swinton, Manchester, M27 4AS
Local authority: Salford

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