1
St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School
Salford • Greater Manchester • M7 4XG
1
18 Jan 2024
Top 10 Primary schools in Salford
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2022)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the town of Salford. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
26
Outstanding
2
Good
19
Median inspection year
2022
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 8% · G: 79% · RI: 8% · I: 4%
2
St Philip's RC Primary School
Salford • Greater Manchester • M7 4WP
1
12 Nov 2023
3
The Friars Primary School
Salford • Greater Manchester • M3 7EU
2
24 Apr 2024
4
St Philip's CofE Primary School
Salford • Greater Manchester • M3 5LF
2
19 Oct 2023
5
Marlborough Road Academy
Salford • Greater Manchester • M7 4XD
2
19 Jul 2023
6
St George's CofE Primary School
Salford • Greater Manchester • M6 6SJ
2
24 May 2023
7
The Cathedral School of St Peter and St John RC Primary
Salford • Greater Manchester • M3 6LU
2
10 Jul 2022
8
Primrose Hill Primary School and Children's Centre
Salford • Greater Manchester • M5 3PJ
2
30 Jun 2022
9
St Joseph's RC Primary School
Salford • Greater Manchester • M5 3JP
2
24 May 2022
10
Lark Hill Community Primary School
Salford • Greater Manchester • M5 4BJ
2
21 Mar 2022
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Wharton Primary School 2 • Jul 2019
- St Sebastian's RC Primary School 2 • May 2019
- St Paul's CofE Primary School 2 • Apr 2017
- Broughton Jewish Cassel Fox Primary School 2 • Nov 2016
- St Boniface RC Primary School 2 • Sep 2016
- Lower Kersal Community Primary School 2 • Jul 2014
- Dukesgate Academy 2 • Jul 2014
- Summerville Primary School 2 • Nov 2012
- St Luke's RC Primary School 2 • Jun 2012
- Light Oaks Infant School 2 • Jun 2012