Primary school

The Cathedral School of St Peter and St John RC Primary

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Salford
  • M3 6LU
Ofsted Good · inspected May 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 15,011 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 100%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 77%77%2016/17: top 95%2017/18: top 69%2018/19: top 70%2022/23: top 15%15% · 2022/232023/24: top 84%2024/25: top 100%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM10% · North West 63%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · North West 6%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score104 · North West 105Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score103 · 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: 42% · 24 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 33% · 30 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 59% · 27 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 59% · 22 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 77% · 30 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 47% · 30 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 10% · 29 pupils · North West 63%77%10%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 24 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 0% · 30 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 4% · 27 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 14% · 22 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 3% · 30 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 0% · 30 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 0% · 29 pupils · North West 6%14%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 107 · 24 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 99 · 30 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 104 · 27 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 101 · 22 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 108 · 30 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 104 · 30 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 104 · 29 pupils · North West 10510899No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 24 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 97 · 30 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 101 · 27 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 103 · 22 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 107 · 30 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 103 · 30 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 103 · 29 pupils · North West 10510797No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in82.9%
29 of 35 who put it first2014 · 77.8%2026 · 82.9%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3529
2nd91
3rd20

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2022

  1. 2008Good
  2. 2012Outstanding
  3. 2018Requires improvement
  4. 2022Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026213
Free school meals (past 6 years)31.6%
First language not English53.4%
SEN support21.5%
EHC plan1.8%
Absence (sessions missed)5.1%
Persistently absent pupils12.2%

Girls 43.8%Boys 56.2%

88.8% full · 240 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.1
Pupils per adult8.2
  • Classroom teachers 8.6
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 14.3
  • Other support 2.9

Teachers 10.6 FTE · Whole workforce 27.9 · 44 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,370
Spend per pupil£7,382
Staff spend per pupil£5,618
Reserve per pupil£341
  • +£72,647revenue reserve
  • −£2,429in-year balance

Grants £7,095 · self-generated £353 · premises £408 per pupil