Academy sponsor led · Salford

Cadishead Primary Academy

3–11Ages
210Pupils
PrimaryPhase
150892URN

Allotment Road, Cadishead, Allotment Road, Manchester, M44 5JD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Category of concern: Special measures

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Inadequate

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

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

24 applications for 20 places · 70th of 71 in Salford

Every year since 2014

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Ofsted category of concern: Special measures

Overall effectiveness: Inadequate · 8 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education			Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management			Inadequate
Early years provision		Requires improvement

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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) 1.0 below England median (2.2)

24 applications · 20 places offered · 20 named it first

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

2026 1.2; Salford median median 1.7
2025 1.3; Salford median median 1.7; as the previous school
2024 1.3; Salford median median 1.6; as the previous school
2023 1.6; Salford median median 1.7; as the previous school
2022 1.8; Salford median median 1.6; as the previous school
2021 1.2; Salford median median 1.5; as the previous school
2020 1.2; Salford median median 1.6; as the previous school
2019 1.3; Salford median median 1.7; as the previous school
2018 1.2; Salford median median 1.7; as the previous school
2017 1.3; 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 1.2; Salford median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Salford median

Dashed bars: as Cadishead Primary School (URN 131008), 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	20	24	1.2	20	1.00
Sep 2025 *	19	24	1.3	19	1.00
Sep 2024 *	22	28	1.3	19	0.86
Sep 2023 *	23	37	1.6	23	1.00
Sep 2022 *	27	49	1.8	26	0.96
Sep 2021 *	41	51	1.2	41	1.00
Sep 2020 *	48	59	1.2	46	0.96
Sep 2019 *	42	53	1.3	40	0.95
Sep 2018 *	59	72	1.2	57	0.97
Sep 2017 *	56	74	1.3	53	0.95
Sep 2016 *	60	83	1.4	59	0.98
Sep 2015 *	51	67	1.3	50	0.98
Sep 2014 *	57	70	1.2	47	0.82

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

all three met the expected standard, End of Year 6

This school
Salford median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25
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

Cadishead Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Special measures Inadequate2023

1.2applications per place
St Mary's CofE Primary School
0.6 km · Salford

2026

1.4applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St Teresa's RC Primary School a Voluntary Academy
0.9 km · Salford

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
1.4 km · Trafford

Remains Good · concerns noted2023

1.3applications per place
Forest Gate Academy
1.7 km · Trafford

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Partington Central Academy
1.7 km · Trafford

Standards maintained2024

1.4applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Irlam Primary School
1.9 km · Salford

Remains Good2022

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

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
St Helen's Church of England Primary School
2.3 km · Warrington

Remains Good2022

1.1applications per place 86%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: 150892 · 355/2012
Trust: United Learning Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 210 on roll
Free school meals: 39.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 July 2025
Replaced: Cadishead Primary School (URN 131008)
Address: Allotment Road, Cadishead, Allotment Road, Manchester, M44 5JD
Local authority: Salford

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