Mossfield Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Manchester, Salford
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Salford City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2015–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Mossfield Primary School is a primary school in Manchester, Salford for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 18 October 2023. Salford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Mossfield Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 4 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 50.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 28.9% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Salford.
- Reception 2026 had 21 first-choice applications for 25 offers, with every first-choice family offered a place and 4 offers going to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Every applicant for Reception in 2026 was offered a place, but places ran out, with a last distance published, in 2 of the 11 earlier years.
- In 2024/25, 61% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 8% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Salford schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Mossfield Road, Swinton, Mossfield Primary School, Manchester, M27 6EH
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Salford
- Pupils on roll
- 279 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 50.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 18 October 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending this welcoming and friendly school.”
- “They arrive at school each day enthusiastic to learn and play with their friends.”
- “Pupils value being part of a diverse community.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, teachers’ subject knowledge is not strong enough to ensure that curriculum content is delivered as effectively as intended.”
- “In these subjects, pupils are less secure in their learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 November 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 61% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 21 first-preference applications, 25 offers in total, 21 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Salford.
- Wardley CofE Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Clifton Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Mark's RC Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St Peter's CofE Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Mary's RC Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- The Deans Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Charles' RC Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Moorside Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published