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St Boniface RC Primary School

Salford, M7 2HLPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
2 Good · 3 Requires improvement
Jan 2025
KS2 Results
39%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
17 1st-choice / 17 places
Ranking
#12,630
of 13,686 nationally

About St Boniface RC Primary School

St Boniface RC Primary School in Salford received a Requires Improvement rating from Ofsted following its graded inspection in January 2025, a step down from the Good rating it had held since its previous inspection in 2016. The most telling academic metric comes from the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, where just 39% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That is well below the Salford local authority average of 61% and places the school 62nd out of 65 primary schools in the borough. In the North West region it ranks in the bottom 10% of schools nationally. Individual subject scores tell a similar story: 52% reached the expected level in reading and maths, 48% in writing, and no pupils achieved the higher standard in reading, writing or maths. The school's ranking score of 39 places it firmly in the bottom 50% of schools nationally.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressYew Street, Salford, Salford, M7 2HL
HeadteacherStella Groarke
Local AuthoritySalford
Number of Pupils225
Free School Meals (FSM)52.9%
School Capacity225 / 240 (94% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

7 Jan 2025
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Quality of Education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Requires improvement
Early Years Provision
Requires improvement

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

Source: Ofsted, 6 Feb 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingLearning Difficulty

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

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St Boniface RC Primary School has been rated "Requires Improvement" by Ofsted. This means the school is not yet good, but inspectors believe it can improve with the right support and changes.