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Best primary schools in Salford

69 of 86 primary schools ranked by Met expected standard (RWM) · all Salford schools · secondary schools

Ranked on Met expected standard (RWM), 2024/25 — the most recent year each school has published. Official data, not our opinion — but the ranking is only as good as the measure, and a single number never describes a school.

61 of 86 rated Good or Outstanding
10 oversubscribed on first preference
10 Good or better and undersubscribed — the overlooked ones
Median Met expected standard (RWM): 63.0% (best 89.0%)

#	School	Met expected standard (RWM)	Ofsted	Places	Catchment
1	Christ The King RC Primary School Manchester	89.0%	Good improving	about even 1.13 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
2	Wardley CofE Primary School Manchester	89.0%	Not judged improving	about even 1.1 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
3	Broadoak Primary School Manchester	88.0%	Outstanding	oversubscribed 1.39 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
4	St Andrew's CofE Primary School Manchester	84.0%	Outstanding improving	oversubscribed 1.3 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
5	St Mark's CofE Primary School Manchester	83.0%	Good	about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
6	St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School Salford	83.0%	Outstanding improving	about even 1.1 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
7	Bridgewater Primary School Manchester	82.0%	Outstanding improving	about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
8	James Brindley Community Primary School Manchester	82.0%	Outstanding	oversubscribed 1.7 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
9	St Andrew's Methodist Primary School Manchester	77.0%	Outstanding	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
10	St Philip's RC Primary School Salford	77.0%	Outstanding	about even 1.07 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
11	Dukesgate Academy Salford	76.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
12	Monton Green Primary School Salford hidden gem	76.0%	Good	about even 0.86 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
13	St Paul's CofE Primary School Manchester	76.0%	Not judged improving	about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
14	Brentnall Academy Salford	75.0%	Inadequate	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
15	Primrose Hill Primary School and Children's Centre Salford	74.0%	Good	about even 0.86 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
16	Ellenbrook Community Primary School Manchester hidden gem	73.0%	Good declining	undersubscribed 0.77 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
17	Broughton Jewish Cassel Fox Primary School Salford	72.0%	Good improving	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
18	Irlam Primary School Manchester	71.0%	Good	about even 1.02 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
19	St Mary's RC Primary School Manchester	71.0%	Not judged improving	oversubscribed 1.83 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
20	St Paul's CofE Primary School Salford	70.0%	Good	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
21	St Mary's CofE Primary School Manchester	69.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
22	St Peter's CofE Primary School Manchester	69.0%	Good	about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
23	St Charles' RC Primary School Manchester	68.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
24	St Gilbert's RC Primary School Manchester	68.0%	Not judged declining	about even 1.03 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
25	St Boniface RC Primary School Salford	67.0%	Not judged declining	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
26	St Mary's RC Primary School Manchester	67.0%	Good declining	about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
27	Beech Street Community Primary School Manchester	66.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.2 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
28	Christ Church CofE Primary School Manchester	66.0%	Good	about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
29	Lewis Street Primary School Manchester hidden gem	66.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.71 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
30	St Edmund's RC Primary School Manchester	66.0%	Good	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
31	Barton Moss Community Primary School Manchester	64.0%	Good	about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
32	St John's CofE Primary School Manchester	64.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
33	Grosvenor Road Primary School Manchester	63.0%	Good	about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
34	St Augustine's CofE Primary School Manchester hidden gem	63.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.77 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
35	St Paul's Peel CofE Primary School Manchester	63.0%	Not judged declining	about even 1.05 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
36	Wharton Primary School Salford	62.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
37	Willow Tree Primary School Salford	62.0%	Not judged	oversubscribed 1.24 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
38	Mossfield Primary School Manchester hidden gem	61.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.84 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
39	St Paul's CofE Primary School Salford	61.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
40	Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School Salford	59.0%	Requires improvement	about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
41	St Andrew's CofE Primary School Manchester	59.0%	Good	about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
42	Light Oaks Junior School Salford	57.0%	Not judged	—	approximate
43	St Mark's RC Primary School Manchester	57.0%	Good declining	oversubscribed 1.43 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
44	Mesne Lea Primary School Manchester hidden gem	56.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.84 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
45	St Paul's CofE Primary School Manchester	56.0%	Good	about even 0.86 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
46	Lark Hill Community Primary School Salford hidden gem	55.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.75 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
47	Peel Hall Primary School Manchester	54.0%	Requires improvement declining	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
48	St Joseph the Worker RC Primary School Salford	54.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
49	Lower Kersal Community Primary School Salford	53.0%	Good	about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
50	Holy Family VA RC Primary School Salford	52.0%	Not judged improving	oversubscribed 1.53 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
51	St Sebastian's RC Primary School Salford	52.0%	Good	about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
52	Holy Cross and All Saints RC Primary School Manchester	51.0%	Good	about even 0.87 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
53	St Luke's RC Primary School Salford	51.0%	Good	about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
54	St Philip's CofE Primary School Salford hidden gem	50.0%	Good improving	undersubscribed 0.73 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
55	River View Community Primary School Salford	48.0%	Good improving	oversubscribed 1.17 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
56	The Friars Primary School Salford	48.0%	Good	about even 0.87 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
57	Moorside Primary School Swinton	47.0%	Good	about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
58	Godfrey Ermen Memorial CofE Primary School Manchester	46.0%	Requires improvement	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
59	Irlam Endowed Primary School Manchester	46.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
60	Marlborough Road Academy Salford	45.0%	Good	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
61	Summerville Primary School Salford	45.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
62	Clifton Primary School Manchester hidden gem	42.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.68 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
63	Westwood Park Community Primary School Manchester	42.0%	Good	about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
64	Boothstown Methodist Primary School Manchester hidden gem	39.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.75 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
65	North Walkden Primary School Manchester	34.0%	Requires improvement	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
66	St George's CofE Primary School Salford	31.0%	Good	about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
67	St Joseph's RC Primary School Salford	30.0%	Good	about even 1.03 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
68	Moss Valley Primary Academy Salford	29.0%	Not judged	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
69	The Cathedral School of St Peter and St John RC Primary Salford	10.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.17 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate

Also in Salford

17 further primary schools with no published Met expected standard (RWM) for the latest year — usually too small a cohort to report, newly opened, or a special school. Listed because leaving them out would make this a misleading picture of Salford, not a fairer one.

Ateres Elisheva Ofsted: Good
Beis Rochel Mcr Girls school ltd Ofsted: Requires improvement
Beis Ruchel Girls School Ofsted: Inadequate
Bnos Margulis Viznitz Girls' School Ofsted: Good
Branwood Preparatory School
Cadishead Primary Academy Ofsted: Inadequate
Clarendon Cottage Preparatory School
Clarendon Road Community Primary School
Hilton Lane Primary School
Kerem Shloime Ofsted: Requires improvement
Light Oaks Infant School Ofsted: Good
Manchester Junior Girls' School Ofsted: Good
St Luke's CofE Primary School Ofsted: Requires improvement
St Teresa's RC Primary School a Voluntary Academy Ofsted: Good
Talmud Torah D'chassidie Belz Ofsted: Good
The Deans Primary School Ofsted: Outstanding
Toras Emes Ofsted: Requires improvement

Applying in Salford

Knowing which school is best is only half of it — these are the deadlines that decide whether you can apply at all.

Secondary application deadline 2026-10-31 · 2027 entry Secondary Common Application Form (CAF) deadline for September 2027 entry (Year 7). National statutory deadline 31 October 2026; apply via your home local authority. Selective/grammar registration, if any, is a separate earlier deadline.
Primary (Reception) application deadline 2027-01-15 · 2027 entry Primary (Reception) application deadline for September 2027 entry. National statutory deadline 15 January 2027; apply via your home local authority.
Secondary National Offer Day 2027-03-01 · 2027 entry Secondary National Offer Day for September 2027 entry — state school Year 7 place offers (1 March).
Primary National Offer Day 2027-04-16 · 2027 entry Primary National Offer Day for September 2027 entry — Reception place offers (16 April).
Secondary application deadline 2027-10-31 · 2028 entry Secondary Common Application Form (CAF) deadline for September 2028 entry (Year 7). National statutory deadline 31 October 2027; apply via your home local authority. Selective/grammar registration, if any, is a separate earlier deadline.
Primary (Reception) application deadline 2028-01-15 · 2028 entry Primary (Reception) application deadline for September 2028 entry. National statutory deadline 15 January 2028; apply via your home local authority.

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