Voluntary aided school · Salford

St Joseph the Worker RC Primary School

3–11Ages
182Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
105961URN

Cutnook Lane, Irlam, Cutnook Lane, Salford, M44 6GX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jul 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

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

27 applications for 13 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

54%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 14 July 2026Published 24 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion			Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour			Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing			Needs attention
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Needs attention

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

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Inspection history

14 July 2026
Report card · 1 Expected standard, 6 Needs attention
22 June 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

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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)

27 applications · 13 places offered · 13 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.1; Salford median median 1.7
2025 1.4; Salford median median 1.7
2024 1.2; Salford median median 1.6
2023 1.8; Salford median median 1.7
2022 1.3; Salford median median 1.6
2021 1.4; Salford median median 1.5
2020 1.5; Salford median median 1.6
2019 1.6; Salford median median 1.7
2018 1.5; Salford median median 1.7
2017 1.4; Salford median median 1.8
2016 1.6; Salford median median 1.8
2015 1.4; Salford median median 2.0
2014 1.8; 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	13	27	2.1	13	1.00
Sep 2025	27	39	1.4	23	0.85
Sep 2024	30	35	1.2	29	0.97
Sep 2023	20	35	1.8	19	0.95
Sep 2022	27	34	1.3	27	1.00
Sep 2021	30	43	1.4	30	1.00
Sep 2020	28	42	1.5	28	1.00
Sep 2019	30	48	1.6	36	1.20
Sep 2018	30	44	1.5	33	1.10
Sep 2017	26	35	1.4	26	1.00
Sep 2016	25	41	1.6	25	1.00
Sep 2015	26	35	1.4	26	1.00
Sep 2014	30	55	1.8	33	1.10

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 68% · Writing 75% · Maths 54% → all three 54% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard54%47th of 69 in Salford

Salford 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard68%

Salford 75% England 78%

Higher standard25%

Salford 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Salford 71% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Salford 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard54%

Salford 75% England 77%

Higher standard14%

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	54%	7%	103	100
2023/24	58%	0%	105	102
2022/23	32%	0%	100	101

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 Joseph the Worker RC Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.1applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Moss Valley Primary Academy
0.1 km · Salford

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.2applications per place 29%met the SATs standard
Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School
0.4 km · Salford

2026

1.3applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Irlam Endowed Primary School
0.6 km · Salford

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Irlam Primary School
1.0 km · Salford

Remains Good2022

1.5applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Acre Hall Primary School
1.6 km · Trafford

Requires improvement2024

1.8applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
St Monica's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.9 km · Trafford

Remains Good2024
St Teresa's RC Primary School a Voluntary Academy
2.0 km · Salford

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place
Flixton Primary School
2.6 km · Trafford

Remains Good2024

2.9applications per place 79%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: 105961 · 355/3525
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 236 pupils · 182 on roll
Free school meals: 34.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Cutnook Lane, Irlam, Cutnook Lane, Salford, M44 6GX
Local authority: Salford

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources