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Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School

3–11Ages
142Pupils
PrimaryPhase
149848URN

Fiddlers Lane, Irlam, Salford, M44 6QE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jul 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

17 applications for 13 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

59%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 7 July 2026Published 14 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
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

7 July 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
15 November 2022
Graded inspection: Requires improvement · as Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School, URN 105917

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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)

17 applications · 13 places offered · 12 named it first

2026 1.3; Salford median median 1.7
2025 1.4; Salford median median 1.7
2024 1.6; Salford median median 1.6
2023 1.3; Salford median median 1.7; as the previous school
2022 1.8; Salford median median 1.6; as the previous school
2021 1.3; Salford median median 1.5; as the previous school
2020 1.1; Salford median median 1.6; as the previous school
2019 1.5; Salford median median 1.7; as the previous school
2018 1.3; Salford median median 1.7; as the previous school
2017 1.6; Salford median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 1.4; Salford median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 1.3; Salford median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 1.1; Salford median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Salford median

Dashed bars: as Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School (URN 105917), 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	13	17	1.3	12	0.92
Sep 2025	18	25	1.4	18	1.00
Sep 2024	16	26	1.6	16	1.00
Sep 2023 *	13	17	1.3	11	0.85
Sep 2022 *	13	23	1.8	13	1.00
Sep 2021 *	30	39	1.3	29	0.97
Sep 2020 *	27	30	1.1	25	0.93
Sep 2019 *	19	28	1.5	18	0.95
Sep 2018 *	29	38	1.3	24	0.83
Sep 2017 *	24	38	1.6	23	0.96
Sep 2016 *	27	38	1.4	26	0.96
Sep 2015 *	29	39	1.3	26	0.90
Sep 2014 *	43	49	1.1	23	0.53

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 66% · Writing 66% · Maths 69% → all three 59% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard59%40th of 69 in Salford

Salford 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard66%

Salford 75% England 78%

Higher standard14%

Salford 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard66%

Salford 71% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Salford 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard69%

Salford 75% England 77%

Higher standard14%

Salford 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	59%	7%	103	102
2023/24	35%	0%	100	101
2022/23	48%	3%	101	100

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

Fiddlers Lane Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.3applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St Joseph the Worker RC Primary School
0.4 km · Salford

2026

2.1applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Moss Valley Primary Academy
0.5 km · Salford

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.2applications per place 29%met the SATs standard
Irlam Endowed Primary School
0.9 km · Salford

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Irlam Primary School
1.2 km · Salford

Remains Good2022

1.5applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Acre Hall Primary School
1.2 km · Trafford

Requires improvement2024

1.8applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
St Monica's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.5 km · Trafford

Remains Good2024
St Teresa's RC Primary School a Voluntary Academy
2.2 km · Salford

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place
Flixton Primary School
2.2 km · Trafford

Remains Good2024

2.9applications per place 79%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 converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 149848 · 355/2081
Trust: Prestolee Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 142 on roll
Free school meals: 53.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2023
Replaced: Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School (URN 105917)
Address: Fiddlers Lane, Irlam, Salford, M44 6QE
Local authority: Salford

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