Lewis Street Primary School

About Lewis Street Primary School

Lewis Street Primary School in Salford is a mixed, non-religious state primary for ages 3 to 11, currently home to 417 pupils against a capacity of 456. That leaves some headroom, but the school is clearly in demand: for the 2025/26 intake, it received 81 applications for just 44 places, an oversubscription ratio of 1.84. All 35 first-preference applicants were offered a spot, meaning the school is popular enough to fill its places comfortably from local families who put it top of their list. The pupil body is notably diverse in terms of disadvantage: 45.1% of children are eligible for free school meals, well above the national average for primary schools (around 23-24%) and significantly higher than the Salford average of roughly 30%. That context matters — the school is serving a community with higher-than-average economic need, and its intake profile reflects that.

Academically, Lewis Street sits in the bottom half of Salford primaries, ranked 49th out of 65 schools on the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. In the 2023/24 KS2 results, 53% of pupils hit that combined expected benchmark, compared with a local authority average of 61%. Individual subject scores were more mixed: 72% reached expected in writing and 69% in reading, but maths lagged at 60%. Only 3% of pupils achieved the higher standard across all three subjects, and the school’s overall ranking places it in the bottom 50 nationally. However, Ofsted’s most recent graded inspection in 2019 rated the school Good overall, and a subsequent ungraded inspection in July 2024 confirmed it “remains Good”. Leadership, early years provision and behaviour were all judged Good, suggesting the school is stable and well-led even if raw outcomes are below the LA average.

The school offers a practical, active environment with playing fields, an outdoor playground, a library and a Forest School. Sports provision is broad — football, cricket, dance, swimming, athletics, tennis and cross country — and clubs include chess, art, eco and coding. SEND support is extensive, covering moderate learning difficulties, social and emotional needs, speech and language issues, hearing impairment, physical disability, autism and a resourced provision. There’s also a nursery on site. For families in Salford who prioritise a strong pastoral and SEND offer over headline exam scores, Lewis Street is a solid, oversubscribed option. The nearest Outstanding-rated primary is St Mary’s RC, 0.8 km away, so faith-school families may also consider that alternative. But for a non-denominational, inclusive primary with a broad extracurricular programme and proven demand, this school clearly meets a local need.

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