Voluntary aided school · Salford

Holy Family VA RC Primary School

3–11Ages
238Pupils
PrimaryPhase
CatholicReligious character
136080URN

No 3 Lower Seedley Road, Salford, M6 5WX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.0per place

1.3 above Salford median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Salford

90 applications for 30 places · 4th of 71 in Salford

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

52%met the expected standard

Salford 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 17 June 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

17 June 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
27 March 2024
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

3.0applications per place, Reception

1.3 above Salford median (1.7) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

90 applications · 30 places offered · 46 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

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

2026 3.0; Salford median median 1.7
2025 3.6; Salford median median 1.7
2024 4.0; Salford median median 1.6
2023 4.0; Salford median median 1.7
2022 3.8; Salford median median 1.6
2021 3.0; Salford median median 1.5
2020 3.1; Salford median median 1.6
2019 2.7; Salford median median 1.7
2018 2.4; Salford median median 1.7
2017 2.7; Salford median median 1.8
2016 2.3; Salford median median 1.8
2015 2.4; Salford median median 2.0
2014 1.9; 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	30	90	3.0	46	1.53
Sep 2025	28	100	3.6	52	1.86
Sep 2024	30	119	4.0	64	2.13
Sep 2023	29	117	4.0	60	2.07
Sep 2022	29	111	3.8	53	1.83
Sep 2021	30	90	3.0	55	1.83
Sep 2020	30	93	3.1	51	1.70
Sep 2019	29	77	2.7	42	1.45
Sep 2018	30	71	2.4	47	1.57
Sep 2017	30	82	2.7	37	1.23
Sep 2016	30	69	2.3	40	1.33
Sep 2015	30	72	2.4	41	1.37
Sep 2014	30	57	1.9	32	1.07

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 66% · Writing 66% · Maths 52% → all three 52% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard52%50th of 69 in Salford

Salford 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard66%

Salford 75% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Salford 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard66%

Salford 71% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Salford 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard52%

Salford 75% England 77%

Higher standard21%

Salford 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (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	52%	14%	103	100
2023/24	67%	3%	104	105
2022/23	47%	13%	102	102

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

Holy Family VA RC Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.0applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Willow Tree Primary School
0.5 km · Salford

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.7applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Lark Hill Community Primary School
0.6 km · Salford

2026

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

Good2024

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

Good2023

1.7applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
St Luke's CofE Primary School
1.2 km · Salford

Requires improvement2024

1.5applications per place
St Sebastian's RC Primary School
1.3 km · Salford

Remains Good2024

2.1applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Summerville Primary School
1.4 km · Salford

Remains Good2022

1.7applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Primrose Hill Primary School and Children's Centre
1.7 km · Salford

2026

1.3applications per place 74%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: 136080 · 355/2043
Religious character: Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 238 on roll
Free school meals: 17.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2011
Address: No 3 Lower Seedley Road, Salford, M6 5WX
Local authority: Salford

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