Voluntary aided school · Salford

St Philip's RC Primary School

3–11Ages
354Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
105968URN

Cavendish Road, Salford, M7 4WP

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

close to Salford median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Salford

77 applications for 45 places · 38th of 71 in Salford

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

77%met the expected standard

Salford 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 28 September 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
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

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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

1.7applications per place, Reception

close to Salford median (1.7) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

77 applications · 45 places offered · 48 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.7; Salford median median 1.7
2025 1.6; Salford median median 1.7
2024 1.4; Salford median median 1.6
2023 1.5; Salford median median 1.7
2022 1.9; Salford median median 1.6
2021 1.4; Salford median median 1.5
2020 1.4; Salford median median 1.6
2019 1.5; Salford median median 1.7
2018 1.6; Salford median median 1.7
2017 1.6; Salford median median 1.8
2016 1.9; Salford median median 1.8
2015 2.1; Salford median median 2.0
2014 2.0; 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	45	77	1.7	48	1.07
Sep 2025	44	69	1.6	43	0.98
Sep 2024	50	68	1.4	51	1.02
Sep 2023	47	71	1.5	53	1.13
Sep 2022	46	85	1.9	54	1.17
Sep 2021	50	68	1.4	51	1.02
Sep 2020	42	58	1.4	40	0.95
Sep 2019	49	74	1.5	52	1.06
Sep 2018	44	71	1.6	51	1.16
Sep 2017	49	79	1.6	55	1.12
Sep 2016	43	81	1.9	52	1.21
Sep 2015	52	107	2.1	66	1.27
Sep 2014	46	94	2.0	62	1.35

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 83% · Maths 90% → all three 77% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard77%9th of 69 in Salford

Salford 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard85%

Salford 75% England 78%

Higher standard38%

Salford 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Salford 71% England 75%

Greater depth31%

Salford 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard90%

Salford 75% England 77%

Higher standard29%

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	77%	17%	107	106
2023/24	80%	18%	108	107
2022/23	84%	23%	109	109

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 Philip's RC Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

1.7applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St Paul's CofE Primary School
0.5 km · Salford

2026

1.6applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Sedgley Park Community Primary School
0.5 km · Bury

Remains Good2024

1.4applications per place
Yesoiday Hatorah Boys Academy
0.6 km · Bury

Good2023

72%met the SATs standard
Yesoiday Hatorah Girls Academy
0.6 km · Bury

Outstanding2024

70%met the SATs standard
Broughton Jewish Cassel Fox Primary School
1.0 km · Salford

Remains Good2022

1.0applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Brentnall Academy
1.1 km · Salford

Special measures 2026

1.2applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Park View Primary School
1.1 km · Bury

2026

3.0applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Butterstile Primary School
1.2 km · Bury

Good2023

1.8applications per place 63%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: 105968 · 355/3622
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 315 pupils · 354 on roll
Free school meals: 13.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Cavendish Road, Salford, M7 4WP
Local authority: Salford

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