Community school · Salford

Ellenbrook Community Primary School

3–11Ages
439Pupils
PrimaryPhase
130396URN

Longwall Avenue, Ellenbrook, Worsley, Manchester, M28 7PS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

1.2 above Salford median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Salford

175 applications for 60 places · 5th of 71 in Salford

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%met the expected standard

Salford 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 2 July 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

2 July 2024
Graded inspection: Good
19 May 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding (Concerns)

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

2.9applications per place, Reception

1.2 above Salford median (1.7) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

175 applications · 60 places offered · 46 named it first

2026 2.9; Salford median median 1.7
2025 3.9; Salford median median 1.7
2024 3.6; Salford median median 1.6
2023 3.2; Salford median median 1.7
2022 2.9; Salford median median 1.6
2021 3.0; Salford median median 1.5
2020 2.5; Salford median median 1.6
2019 2.8; Salford median median 1.7
2018 2.6; Salford median median 1.7
2017 2.3; Salford median median 1.8
2016 2.7; Salford median median 1.8
2015 2.5; Salford median median 2.0
2014 5.1; Salford median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Salford median in 13 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	175	2.9	46	0.77
Sep 2025	60	235	3.9	71	1.18
Sep 2024	60	217	3.6	80	1.33
Sep 2023	60	194	3.2	61	1.02
Sep 2022	60	173	2.9	60	1.00
Sep 2021	60	177	3.0	51	0.85
Sep 2020	60	150	2.5	49	0.82
Sep 2019	59	164	2.8	62	1.05
Sep 2018	59	153	2.6	63	1.07
Sep 2017	59	138	2.3	44	0.75
Sep 2016	56	149	2.7	49	0.88
Sep 2015	50	127	2.5	36	0.72
Sep 2014	30	152	5.1	40	1.33

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 85% · Maths 83% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%16th 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 standard85%

Salford 71% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Salford 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Salford 75% England 77%

Higher standard29%

Salford 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

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Salford median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	73%	10%	108	106
2023/24	60%	3%	105	105
2022/23	81%	8%	106	108

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

Ellenbrook Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
James Brindley Community Primary School
0.6 km · Salford

Standards maintained2025

4.6applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Boothstown Methodist Primary School
1.2 km · Salford

2026

3.1applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Mesne Lea Primary School
1.2 km · Salford

2026

1.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's CofE Primary School
1.2 km · Salford

Outstanding2024

2.4applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
St John's CofE Primary School Mosley Common
1.3 km · Wigan

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Hilton Lane Primary School
1.8 km · Salford

Graded · no overall grade2024
Christ The King RC Primary School
1.8 km · Salford

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
St Mark's CofE Primary School
1.8 km · Salford

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 83%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: 130396 · 355/2097
Capacity: 435 pupils · 439 on roll
Free school meals: 6.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 3 September 1996
Address: Longwall Avenue, Ellenbrook, Worsley, Manchester, M28 7PS
Local authority: Salford

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