St Paul's CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Salford
St Paul's CofE Primary School is a primary school in Salford for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 1 May 2024. Salford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Cross Lane, Salford, M5 4AL
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Salford
- Pupils on roll
- 220 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 61.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 1 May 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils’ positive attitudes to school help to ensure that St Paul’s is a friendly, welcoming place where individual differences are valued.”
- “Pupils maintain strong relationships with staff and with each other.”
- “They behave well and they are respectful to others.”
To improve
- “In 2022 and 2023, the attainment of pupils at the end of key stage 1 for reading, writing and mathematics was low compared with other schools nationally.”
- “However, there are a small number of pupils, including pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), who have not caught up quickly enough in reading and mathematics.”
- “The gaps that these pupils have in their prior learning mean that they are not able to build on new learning securely.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 June 2024 (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: 29 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 26 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2015 to 2026, as Salford published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Salford.
- Lark Hill Community Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Primrose Hill Primary School and Children's Centre 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's RC Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Philip's CofE Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Holy Family VA RC Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Willow Tree Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Cathedral School of St Peter and St John RC Primary 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- The Friars Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published