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St Paul's CofE Primary School

Salford, M28 3NZPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Good
Feb 2025
KS2 Results
74%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.6×
Not oversubscribed
28 1st-choice / 46 places
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#2964 of 13,686 nationally

About St Paul's CofE Primary School

St Paul's CofE Primary School in Salford holds a Good rating from its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2025, but the detail tells a more interesting story. Inspectors awarded Outstanding marks for both personal development and behaviour and attitudes, while quality of education and leadership were judged Good. The school’s strongest academic metric is its Key Stage 2 combined reading, writing and maths expected standard, which sits at 74% — well above the Salford local authority average of 61%. That places St Paul’s 12th out of 65 primary schools in the borough, comfortably inside the top 25% nationally. The school also performs strongly on individual subjects: 95% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, 86% in maths, and 81% in writing. Higher-standard attainment is more modest, with 7% achieving the higher benchmark across all three subjects, though reading and maths higher scores sit at 25% and 21% respectively.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressHeathside Grove, Worsley, Manchester, Salford, M28 3NZ
HeadteacherJoanne Rowley
Local AuthoritySalford
Number of Pupils367
Free School Meals (FSM)40.9%
School Capacity367 / 420 (87% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

4 Feb 2025
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Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Outstanding
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, 10 Mar 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

8
Sports HallOutdoor PlaygroundICT SuitePlaying FieldsSensory RoomGymnasiumMusic RoomsChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

9

Sports

FootballCricketAthleticsCross Country

Clubs & Activities

Book ClubScience ClubChessArt ClubFilm Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning Difficulty

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

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St Paul's CofE Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.