Primary school

The Deans Primary School

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  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Salford
  • M27 5TD
Ofsted Outstanding · inspected Jul 2024

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 10,701 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 72%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 35%35%2016/17: top 20%2017/18: top 42%2018/19: top 52%2022/23: top 6%6% · 2022/232023/24: top 15%2024/25: top 72%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM56% · North West 63%3/10 Below
Higher standard, RWM2% · North West 6%2/10 Well below North West
Reading score107 · North West 1057/10 Above
Maths score106 · North West 1057/10 Above
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 62% · 29 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 76% · 29 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 70% · 30 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 67% · 27 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 83% · 30 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 77% · 57 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 56% · 57 pupils · North West 63%83%56%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 10% · 29 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 24% · 29 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 10% · 30 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 7% · 27 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 20% · 30 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 16% · 57 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 2% · 57 pupils · North West 6%24%2%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 29 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 107 · 29 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 105 · 30 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 105 · 27 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 108 · 30 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 108 · 57 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 107 · 57 pupils · North West 105108104No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 29 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 108 · 29 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 105 · 30 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 105 · 27 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 107 · 30 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 108 · 57 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 106 · 57 pupils · North West 105108104No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in82.1%
55 of 67 who put it first2014 · 53.6%2026 · 82.1%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st6755
2nd474
3rd240

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2024

  1. 2007Outstandingas predecessor
  2. 2013Outstandingas predecessor
  3. 2024Outstandingas predecessor

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 · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026451
Free school meals (past 6 years)24.9%
First language not English32.0%
SEN support21.6%
EHC plan2.7%
Absence (sessions missed)4.6%
Persistently absent pupils9.9%

Girls 46.9%Boys 53.1%

100.2% full · 450 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.5
Pupils per adult10.6
  • Classroom teachers 16
  • Leadership 6
  • Teaching assistants 18.5
  • Other support 5.8

Teachers 22 FTE · Whole workforce 46.3 · 60 people

Financials · 2024/25

Per-pupil figures left out: this return covers 5 months.

  • £0revenue reserve
  • −£51,000in-year balance

Multi-academy trust: KINGS ACADEMY TRUST (5 academies) · trust reserve £1,014,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it