Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School, Salford
Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Salford, part of Prestolee Multi Academy Trust. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 18th-highest of the 29 schools in Salford with published results, and 11,173rd of 14,452 across England. It was 69% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Salford (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 66% of Year 6 pupils at Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 69% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 73% in Salford and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 57% in reading and 61% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 12 families put Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School as their first choice and 17 named it as one of their preferences, for 13 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School are St Joseph the Worker RC Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 68% reading, 54% maths); Moss Valley Primary Academy (0.3 miles, 57% reading, 43% maths); Irlam Endowed Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 68% reading, 61% maths); and Irlam Primary School (0.7 miles, 83% reading, 86% maths).
Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.
St Joseph the Worker RC Primary SchoolMoss Valley Primary AcademyIrlam Endowed Primary SchoolIrlam Primary School
The trust
Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School is one of 10 schools run by Prestolee Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 62% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
53.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 12% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Staffing
Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School had 10 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Flixton Rail Station, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Fiddlers Lane (near), 140 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School issued 38 suspensions, 23.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School are Wellacre Technology Academy (0.8 miles) and Irlam and Cadishead Academy (1.5 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 months agoReport card - no single overall grade (Ofsted's framework since November 2025)
Safeguarding standards: met
Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School has had no graded Ofsted inspection since it took its current form in September 2023. Before that, as Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School (URN 105917), it was rated Requires Improvement in November 2022.
At a Glance
53.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 57% to 66% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 61% to 69% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 57% to 66% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
17.8
Avg class size
16.0
Infant (KS1)
19.8
KS2
8
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School
Term dates
Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Salford's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School is in Salford; for families living there:
- Salford's school travel policy: Salford home to school transport policy 2026 (Adobe PDF format, 156kb)
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 9
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 5 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.
2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Salford is 19.5 (the median across 136 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
69%
Available places
144 pupils
210 places
66 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Salford
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Salford
Across Salford council
Places available
3,266
Applications
2,753
Got 1st preference
91.1%
Got preferred school
97.8%
All primary applications across Salford council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
22
SEN Support
6
EHC Plans
19.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
142
Total Pupils
73
Boys
69
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
10
Teachers
14.2:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£52,237
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,735
Per pupil
£1168k
Total funding
£119k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
7.6%
Overall absence
26.1%
Persistent absence
138
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School
Questions parents ask about Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School
What are SATs results like at Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School?
Of the pupils at Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 66% reached the expected standard in reading and 69% did so in maths.
What is Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School has had no graded Ofsted inspection since it took its current form in September 2023. Before that, as Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School (URN 105917), it was rated Requires Improvement in November 2022.
What is the catchment area for Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School is oversubscribed, Salford allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School?
Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 69% of its 210 places.
How big are the classes at Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School?
Classes at Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School average 17.8 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School?
Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School has around 142 pupils on roll. 54% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School?
7.6% of sessions were missed at Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School in 2024/25. 26.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School?
Apply through Salford's coordinated admissions process, naming Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 5 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Salford is 19.5 (the median across 136 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School?
Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School is at Fiddlers Lane, Irlam, Salford, Greater Manchester, M44 6QE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)