Academy sponsor led · Salford

Brentnall Academy

3–11Ages
184Pupils
PrimaryPhase
149819URN

Northumberland Street, Higher Broughton, Salford, M7 4RP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Category of concern: Special measures

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

1.2per place

0.5 below Salford median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Salford

21 applications for 17 places · 68th of 71 in Salford

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

75%met the expected standard

Salford 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Ofsted category of concern: Special measures

Report card · inspected 16 June 2026Published 9 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Strong 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

16 June 2026
Report card · 3 Strong standard, 4 Expected standard
21 September 2022
Graded inspection: Inadequate · as Brentnall Primary School, URN 105893

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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

1.2applications per place, Reception

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

21 applications · 17 places offered · 17 named it first

2026 1.2; Salford median median 1.7
2025 1.4; Salford median median 1.7
2024 1.1; Salford median median 1.6
2023 1.2; Salford median median 1.7; as the previous school
2022 1.4; Salford median median 1.6; as the previous school
2021 1.9; Salford median median 1.5; as the previous school
2020 1.4; Salford median median 1.6; as the previous school
2019 1.2; Salford median median 1.7; as the previous school
2018 1.4; Salford median median 1.7; as the previous school
2017 1.1; Salford median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 1.0; Salford median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 1.5; Salford median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 1.7; Salford median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Salford median

Dashed bars: as Brentnall Primary School (URN 105893), the previous school.

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	17	21	1.2	17	1.00
Sep 2025	13	18	1.4	13	1.00
Sep 2024	14	16	1.1	9	0.64
Sep 2023 *	22	26	1.2	21	0.95
Sep 2022 *	19	26	1.4	16	0.84
Sep 2021 *	16	30	1.9	16	1.00
Sep 2020 *	30	43	1.4	29	0.97
Sep 2019 *	24	28	1.2	21	0.88
Sep 2018 *	21	30	1.4	19	0.90
Sep 2017 *	30	34	1.1	25	0.83
Sep 2016 *	29	28	1.0	20	0.69
Sep 2015 *	30	44	1.5	27	0.90
Sep 2014 *	29	48	1.7	31	1.07

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 75% · Maths 79% → all three 75% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard75%14th of 69 in Salford

Salford 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Salford 75% England 78%

Higher standard54%

Salford 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Salford 71% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Salford 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Salford 75% England 77%

Higher standard36%

Salford 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	75%	7%	111	108
2023/24
2022/23

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

Brentnall AcademyThis school
This school

Special measures 2026

1.2applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Broughton Jewish Cassel Fox Primary School
0.3 km · Salford

Remains Good2022

1.0applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School
0.7 km · Salford

Outstanding2023

1.6applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
St Boniface RC Primary School
0.8 km · Salford

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Marlborough Road Academy
0.9 km · Salford

Good2023

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

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
St Paul's CofE Primary School
1.1 km · Salford

2026

1.6applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Unity Community Primary
1.1 km · Manchester

2026

1.7applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
St Philip's RC Primary School
1.1 km · Salford

Outstanding2023

1.7applications per place 77%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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 149819 · 355/2009
Trust: United Learning Trust
Capacity: 266 pupils · 184 on roll
Free school meals: 52.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 October 2023
Replaced: Brentnall Primary School (URN 105893)
Address: Northumberland Street, Higher Broughton, Salford, M7 4RP
Local authority: Salford

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