Voluntary aided school · Salford

St Joseph's RC Primary School

3–11Ages
220Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
105965URN

St Joseph's Drive, Ordsall, Salford, M5 3JP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected May 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

63 applications for 30 places · 21st of 71 in Salford

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

30%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 19 May 2026Published 23 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
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

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

Inspection history

19 May 2026
Report card · 2 Expected standard, 5 Needs attention
29 March 2022
Graded inspection: 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)

63 applications · 30 places offered · 31 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.1; Salford median median 1.7
2025 1.9; Salford median median 1.7
2024 2.1; Salford median median 1.6
2023 2.1; Salford median median 1.7
2022 1.3; Salford median median 1.6
2021 1.3; Salford median median 1.5
2020 2.0; Salford median median 1.6
2019 1.7; Salford median median 1.7
2018 1.7; Salford median median 1.7
2017 1.8; Salford median median 1.8
2016 1.4; Salford median median 1.8
2015 2.6; 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	30	63	2.1	31	1.03
Sep 2025	27	51	1.9	27	1.00
Sep 2024	30	64	2.1	34	1.13
Sep 2023	30	62	2.1	32	1.07
Sep 2022	18	24	1.3	15	0.83
Sep 2021	29	37	1.3	26	0.90
Sep 2020	22	43	2.0	25	1.14
Sep 2019	19	33	1.7	16	0.84
Sep 2018	22	37	1.7	24	1.09
Sep 2017	22	39	1.8	25	1.14
Sep 2016	28	39	1.4	28	1.00
Sep 2015	22	57	2.6	30	1.36
Sep 2014	22	39	1.8	26	1.18

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 63% · Writing 67% · Maths 43% → all three 30% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard30%67th of 69 in Salford

Salford 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard63%

Salford 75% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Salford 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

Salford 71% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Salford 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard43%

Salford 75% England 77%

Higher standard7%

Salford 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 98 (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	30%	0%	104	98
2023/24	52%	0%	104	102
2022/23	26%	0%	103	103

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's RC Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.1applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
Primrose Hill Primary School and Children's Centre
0.2 km · Salford

2026

1.3applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
St Paul's CofE Primary School
0.8 km · Salford

Good2024

1.8applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Lark Hill Community Primary School
1.1 km · Salford

2026

1.6applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
St Philip's CofE Primary School
1.3 km · Salford

Good2023

1.6applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Old Trafford Community Academy
1.5 km · Trafford

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.8applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Crown Street Primary School
1.6 km · Manchester

Not yet inspected

2.4applications per place
Willow Tree Primary School
1.7 km · Salford

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.7applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St Alphonsus RC Primary School
1.7 km · Trafford

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.6applications per place 76%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: 105965 · 355/3615
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 158 pupils · 220 on roll
Free school meals: 43.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: St Joseph's Drive, Ordsall, Salford, M5 3JP
Local authority: Salford

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