Holy Cross and All Saints RC Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided 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 🔒
Holy Cross and All Saints RC Primary School is a primary school in Manchester, Salford for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 18 May 2023. Salford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Holy Cross and All Saints RC 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
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, but places ran out in 6 of the 11 earlier years with a published outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 39 first-choice applications for 45 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 6 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 51% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 4% 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
- Trafford Road, Eccles, Manchester, M30 0JA
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Salford
- Pupils on roll
- 332 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 20.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 18 May 2023
Strengths
- “Leaders and staff have created a joyful and nurturing learning community.”
- “Pupils feel safe and happy in school.”
- “They told the inspector that the teachers are the best part of Holy Cross and All Saints.”
To improve
- “That said, in one or two subjects where the curriculum has been introduced more recently, some teachers are still getting to grips with how best to deliver learning.”
- “From time to time, this hinders teachers in selecting the most appropriate activities for pupils.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 July 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) | 51% | 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: 39 first-preference applications, 45 offers in total, 39 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.
- Lewis Street Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Godfrey Ermen Memorial CofE Primary School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Christ Church CofE Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Beech Street Community Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Andrew's CofE Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary's RC Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Gilbert's RC Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Clarendon Road Community Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published