Moss Valley Primary Academy

About Moss Valley Primary Academy

Moss Valley Primary Academy is a state primary school in Salford, serving 164 pupils aged 3 to 11. It sits within a local authority that includes 75 primary schools, with nine rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The school's most recent inspection in March 2025 saw it upgraded from Requires Improvement to Good across all judged areas, including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and early years provision. This represents a clear improvement from its previous inspection in 2022, when leadership and management, quality of education, and early years provision were all rated Requires Improvement. In Salford's primary school rankings based on KS2 outcomes, Moss Valley ranks 57th out of 65 schools, placing it in the bottom half locally. For context, the top-performing peers in the area include Broadoak Primary School, St Mary's RC Primary School, and St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School, all of which achieved significantly higher ranking scores.

Academically, the school's 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results show that 47% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths combined, compared to the Salford local authority average of 61%. In individual subjects, 53% reached the expected standard in reading and 53% in writing, while 47% did so in maths. At the higher standard, 21% of pupils achieved in reading, 16% in maths, and just 5% in writing. Average scaled scores were 104 in reading and 102 in maths. Nationally, the school ranks in the 83rd percentile among all primary schools, and in the North West region it sits in the 81st percentile. The school does not have a sixth form, as it is a primary-only setting. Parent feedback is overwhelmingly positive: 94% of respondents would recommend the school, and 94% strongly agreed or agreed that their child is happy there, with 94% also feeling their child is safe.

Moss Valley Primary Academy offers a range of facilities including a sensory room, ICT suite, playing fields, forest school, library, art studios, and a chapel. Sports provision covers netball, dance, cricket, gymnastics, swimming, tennis, and cross country, while extracurricular clubs include coding, chess, and book club. The school has a nursery provision for younger children. Its SEND support covers moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, autistic spectrum disorder, and other difficulties, with a resourced provision available. For the 2025/26 intake, the school was oversubscribed: 15 first-preference applications were made for 15 places, with 17 total applications received, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.13. With 67.1% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a community with high levels of disadvantage. This is a school that has turned around its Ofsted rating and enjoys strong parental confidence, making it a solid local option for families seeking a supportive primary environment in Salford.

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