Voluntary aided school · Salford

St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School

3–11Ages
503Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
105970URN

Hadfield Street, Higher Broughton, Salford, M7 4XG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

close to Salford median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Salford

93 applications for 60 places · 49th of 71 in Salford

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

83%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 · 6 December 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
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

1.6applications per place, Reception

close to Salford median (1.7) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

93 applications · 60 places offered · 66 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.6; Salford median median 1.7
2025 1.5; Salford median median 1.7
2024 1.5; Salford median median 1.6
2023 1.4; Salford median median 1.7
2022 1.5; Salford median median 1.6
2021 1.6; Salford median median 1.5
2020 1.6; Salford median median 1.6
2019 1.7; Salford median median 1.7
2018 1.4; Salford median median 1.7
2017 1.5; Salford median median 1.8
2016 1.6; Salford median median 1.8
2015 1.6; Salford median median 2.0
2014 1.7; Salford median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Salford median in 1 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	60	93	1.6	66	1.10
Sep 2025	56	83	1.5	67	1.20
Sep 2024	60	90	1.5	73	1.22
Sep 2023	59	83	1.4	66	1.12
Sep 2022	59	89	1.5	67	1.14
Sep 2021	60	94	1.6	62	1.03
Sep 2020	59	94	1.6	66	1.12
Sep 2019	58	97	1.7	73	1.26
Sep 2018	59	81	1.4	58	0.98
Sep 2017	60	88	1.5	60	1.00
Sep 2016	55	85	1.6	55	1.00
Sep 2015	59	95	1.6	68	1.15
Sep 2014	60	104	1.7	68	1.13

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 89% · Maths 91% → all three 83% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard83%5th of 69 in Salford

Salford 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard85%

Salford 75% England 78%

Higher standard48%

Salford 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard89%

Salford 71% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Salford 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard91%

Salford 75% England 77%

Higher standard55%

Salford 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 111 (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	83%	15%	108	111
2023/24	84%	25%	109	111
2022/23	90%	20%	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 Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

1.6applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Marlborough Road Academy
0.2 km · Salford

Good2023

1.7applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Cheetham CofE Community Academy
0.4 km · Manchester

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Unity Community Primary
0.5 km · Manchester

2026

1.7applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Brentnall Academy
0.7 km · Salford

Special measures 2026

1.2applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
The Olive School, Manchester
0.8 km · Manchester

Not yet inspected

3.4applications per place
Broughton Jewish Cassel Fox Primary School
0.8 km · Salford

Remains Good2022

1.0applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Boniface RC Primary School
1.1 km · Salford

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Chad's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.1 km · Manchester

2026

2.1applications per place 71%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: 105970 · 355/3625
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 480 pupils · 503 on roll
Free school meals: 57.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Hadfield Street, Higher Broughton, Salford, M7 4XG
Local authority: Salford

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