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Moss Valley Primary Academy

Salford, M44 6GXPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Good
Mar 2025
KS2 Results
47%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
15 1st-choice / 15 places
Ranking
#11,335
of 13,686 nationally

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.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressCutnook Lane, Salford, Salford, M44 6GX
HeadteacherDavid Nightingale
Local AuthoritySalford
Number of Pupils164
Free School Meals (FSM)67.1%
School Capacity164 / 175 (94% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

25 Mar 2025
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Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.

Source: Ofsted, 13 May 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

SEND Support

Resourced Provision
AutismMental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning DifficultyResourced ProvisionOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:15

Breakfast club

07:30-08:45

After-school care

15:15-17:30

Source: mossvalleyacademy.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Moss Valley Primary Academy

Moss Valley Primary Academy has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.