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Irlam Primary School

3–11Ages
456Pupils
PrimaryPhase
150186URN

Liverpool Road, Irlam, Manchester, M44 6NA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMay 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Dec 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.3 below Salford median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Salford

88 applications for 60 places · 53rd of 71 in Salford

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%met the expected standard

Salford 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMay 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Dec 2022

Inspection history

14 December 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good · as Irlam Primary School, URN 105898
14 May 2012
Graded inspection: Good · as Irlam Primary School, URN 105898

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

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Salford median (1.7) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

88 applications · 60 places offered · 61 named it first

2026 1.5; Salford median median 1.7
2025 1.6; Salford median median 1.7
2024 1.5; Salford median median 1.6
2023 1.6; Salford median median 1.7; as the previous school
2022 1.4; Salford median median 1.6; as the previous school
2021 1.5; Salford median median 1.5; as the previous school
2020 1.3; Salford median median 1.6; as the previous school
2019 1.6; Salford median median 1.7; as the previous school
2018 1.7; Salford median median 1.7; as the previous school
2017 1.7; Salford median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 1.8; Salford median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 1.9; Salford median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 1.9; Salford median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Salford median

Dashed bars: as Irlam Primary School (URN 105898), 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	60	88	1.5	61	1.02
Sep 2025	60	95	1.6	59	0.98
Sep 2024	59	91	1.5	59	1.00
Sep 2023 *	50	80	1.6	47	0.94
Sep 2022 *	56	78	1.4	56	1.00
Sep 2021 *	49	74	1.5	46	0.94
Sep 2020 *	58	76	1.3	55	0.95
Sep 2019 *	53	82	1.6	47	0.89
Sep 2018 *	58	97	1.7	56	0.97
Sep 2017 *	53	90	1.7	47	0.89
Sep 2016 *	55	101	1.8	49	0.89
Sep 2015 *	53	101	1.9	49	0.92
Sep 2014 *	54	105	1.9	52	0.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 76% · Maths 86% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%18th of 69 in Salford

Salford 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Salford 75% England 78%

Higher standard34%

Salford 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Salford 71% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Salford 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

Salford 75% England 77%

Higher standard51%

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	71%	10%	107	108
2023/24	53%	9%	105	105
2022/23	55%	7%	105	106

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

Irlam Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

1.5applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Irlam Endowed Primary School
0.4 km · Salford

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
St Joseph the Worker RC Primary School
1.0 km · Salford

2026

2.1applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
St Teresa's RC Primary School a Voluntary Academy
1.0 km · Salford

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place
Moss Valley Primary Academy
1.0 km · Salford

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.2applications per place 29%met the SATs standard
Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School
1.2 km · Salford

2026

1.3applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Cadishead Primary Academy
1.9 km · Salford

Special measures Inadequate2023

1.2applications per place
Acre Hall Primary School
1.9 km · Trafford

Requires improvement2024

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

Remains Good2024

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 150186 · 355/2052
Trust: The Link Education Trust
Capacity: 472 pupils · 456 on roll
Free school meals: 24.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2024
Replaced: Irlam Primary School (URN 105898)
Address: Liverpool Road, Irlam, Manchester, M44 6NA
Local authority: Salford

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