St Philip's RC Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · 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 🔒
St Philip's RC Primary School is a primary school in Salford for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 28 September 2023. Salford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
St Philip's 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
- In 2024/25, 77% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Salford.
- Reception 2026 had 48 first-choice applications for 45 offers; 45 offers went to first-choice families and 3 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- 35 of the 77 applications for Reception 2026 came from families living outside Salford; 26 offers went to them.
- 13.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 53.4% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Salford.
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
- Cavendish Road, Salford, M7 4WP
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Salford
- Pupils on roll
- 354 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 28 September 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils said that their school is an incredibly welcoming place to learn.”
- “They explained that they enjoy being with their friends and celebrating each other’s achievements.”
- “Pupils are proud to belong to such an exceptional school.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 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) | 77% | 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: 48 first-preference applications, 45 offers in total, 45 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.
- St Paul's CofE Primary School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Broughton Jewish Cassel Fox Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Brentnall Academy 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Lower Kersal Community Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Boniface RC Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School 1.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Marlborough Road Academy 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- St Sebastian's RC Primary School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published