Community school · Salford

Primrose Hill Primary School and Children's Centre

4–11Ages
511Pupils
PrimaryPhase
129466URN

Phoebe Street, Ordsall, Salford, M5 3PJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

0.4 below Salford median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Salford

116 applications for 87 places · 60th of 71 in Salford

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

74%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 30 June 2026Published 22 September 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		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

30 June 2026
Report card · 4 Expected standard, 3 Needs attention
4 May 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

1.3applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Salford median (1.7) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

116 applications · 87 places offered · 75 named it first

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

2026 1.3; Salford median median 1.7
2025 1.5; Salford median median 1.7
2024 1.5; Salford median median 1.6
2023 1.8; Salford median median 1.7
2022 1.3; Salford median median 1.6
2021 1.3; Salford median median 1.5
2020 1.3; Salford median median 1.6
2019 1.2; Salford median median 1.7
2018 1.2; Salford median median 1.7
2017 1.2; Salford median median 1.8
2016 1.2; Salford median median 1.8
2015 1.5; Salford median median 2.0
2014 1.1; 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	87	116	1.3	75	0.86
Sep 2025	71	106	1.5	67	0.94
Sep 2024	59	91	1.5	58	0.98
Sep 2023	59	108	1.8	67	1.14
Sep 2022	53	69	1.3	47	0.89
Sep 2021	58	75	1.3	56	0.97
Sep 2020	60	78	1.3	64	1.07
Sep 2019	44	52	1.2	41	0.93
Sep 2018	57	66	1.2	52	0.91
Sep 2017	60	73	1.2	51	0.85
Sep 2016	55	67	1.2	53	0.96
Sep 2015	60	92	1.5	61	1.02
Sep 2014	54	59	1.1	39	0.72

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 79% · Maths 84% → all three 74% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard74%15th of 69 in Salford

Salford 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

Salford 75% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Salford 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Salford 71% England 75%

Greater depth5%

Salford 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard84%

Salford 75% England 77%

Higher standard21%

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	74%	5%	105	106
2023/24	56%	0%	103	105
2022/23	68%	4%	103	105

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

Primrose Hill Primary School and Children's CentreThis school
This school

2026

1.3applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's RC Primary School
0.2 km · Salford

2026

2.1applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
St Paul's CofE Primary School
0.7 km · Salford

Good2024

1.8applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St Philip's CofE Primary School
1.1 km · Salford

Good2023

1.6applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Lark Hill Community Primary School
1.1 km · Salford

2026

1.6applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Crown Street Primary School
1.5 km · Manchester

Not yet inspected

2.4applications per place
Old Trafford Community Academy
1.5 km · Trafford

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.8applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
The Cathedral School of St Peter and St John RC Primary
1.6 km · Salford

2026

1.6applications per place 10%met the SATs standard
Holy Family VA RC Primary School
1.7 km · Salford

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.0applications per place 52%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: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 129466 · 355/3803
Capacity: 495 pupils · 511 on roll
Free school meals: 44.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2007
Address: Phoebe Street, Ordsall, Salford, M5 3PJ
Local authority: Salford

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