Irlam Endowed Primary School

About Irlam Endowed Primary School

Irlam Endowed Primary School is clearly a popular choice among local families. For the 2025/26 intake, the school received 62 applications for just 30 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.07. Of those, 31 put it as their first preference, and all 30 first-preference applicants were offered a place. That level of demand suggests parents in Salford see something they trust. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in March 2023, confirmed it remains Good, a rating it has held consistently since at least its previous graded inspection in 2014. With 238 pupils on roll against a capacity of 248, the school is running near full, which reinforces its standing in the community. While the data doesn’t include a parent-view survey, the oversubscription figures alone signal strong local confidence.

Academically, Irlam Endowed sits in the middle of the pack. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 60% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That’s just one point below the Salford local authority average of 61%. The school’s ranking within the LA places it 32nd out of 65 primary schools, putting it in the bottom half but not far from the median. Individual subject scores tell a more nuanced story: 76% hit the expected standard in reading, and 68% in maths, but only 64% in writing. At the higher standard, 16% achieved it in reading, 8% in maths, and none in writing. The average scaled scores for reading and maths both sit at 101, exactly the national benchmark. Nationally, the school ranks 7,784th out of 13,686 primaries, placing it in the 57th percentile.

The school offers a solid range of facilities including a library, sports hall, dining hall, ICT suite and music rooms. Sports provision is broad, with football, netball, athletics, cricket, rounders, cross country and dance on offer, and clubs extend to choir, book club, film club, eco club, art club and drama. For families with children who have additional needs, the school lists provisions for specific learning difficulties including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder, plus a resourced provision. Nursery provision is available from age three. The school has no religious character and no sixth form. It suits families who value a well-subscribed local primary with consistent Good-rated teaching, a broad extracurricular offer, and a clear SEND framework, but who are comfortable with middle-of-the-road academic outcomes relative to the local authority.

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