Primary school

St Mary's CofE Primary School

  • Voluntary Controlled School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Salford
  • M44 5HG
Ofsted report card · inspected Apr 2026

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 5,573 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 38%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 56%56%2016/17: top 67%2017/18: top 68%2018/19: top 32%2022/23: top 76%2023/24: top 27%27% · 2023/242024/25: top 38%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM69% · North West 63%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM10% · North West 6%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score105 · North West 105Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score105 · North West 105Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 52% · 21 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 56% · 16 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 59% · 22 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 74% · 27 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 50% · 28 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 72% · 29 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 69% · 29 pupils · North West 63%74%50%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 5% · 21 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 6% · 16 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 18% · 22 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 11% · 27 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 4% · 28 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 3% · 29 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 10% · 29 pupils · North West 6%18%3%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 102 · 21 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 103 · 16 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 106 · 22 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 105 · 27 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 105 · 28 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 106 · 29 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 105 · 29 pupils · North West 105106102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 21 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 106 · 16 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 107 · 22 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 106 · 27 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 105 · 28 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 105 · 29 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 105 · 29 pupils · North West 105107103No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
19 of 19 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1919
2nd50
3rd10

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2026

  • InclusionExpected
  • AchievementExpected
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected
  • Leadership and governanceExpected
  • Early yearsExpected
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected
  • SafeguardingMet
  1. 2007Satisfactory
  2. 2010Good
  3. 2014Requires improvement
  4. 2016Good
  5. 2021Remains Good
  6. 2026Lowest Expected

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026209
Free school meals (past 6 years)33.0%
First language not English4.2%
SEN support14.8%
EHC plan2.3%
Absence (sessions missed)5.3%
Persistently absent pupils11.2%

Girls 52.8%Boys 47.2%

87.1% full · 240 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.9
Pupils per adult9.8
  • Classroom teachers 8
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 10.1
  • Other support 4.3

Teachers 10 FTE · Whole workforce 24.4 · 30 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,089
Spend per pupil£7,285
Staff spend per pupil£5,434
Reserve per pupil£387
  • +£80,887revenue reserve
  • −£40,966in-year balance

Grants £6,949 · self-generated £141 · premises £375 per pupil