Hilton Lane Primary School, Manchester
Hilton Lane Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Manchester, part of The Link Education Trust.
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
Hilton Lane Primary School in detail
Hilton Lane Primary School in its own words
The school runs a breakfast club, from £3.00 per day.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
Hilton Lane Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 105914), 63% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 47% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Hilton Lane Primary School
Salford published that the last place offered for 2016 entry went to a family 0.835 miles away. The cut-off moves every year with the number of applications.
Admissions history and your chances at Hilton Lane Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Hilton Lane Primary School are Hilton Lane Primary School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 63% reading, 47% maths); St Andrew's Methodist Primary School (0.2 miles, Outstanding, 80% reading, 80% maths); St Edmund's RC Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 84% reading, 73% maths); and Bridgewater Primary School (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 86% reading, 86% maths).
Hilton Lane Primary SchoolSt Andrew's Methodist Primary SchoolSt Edmund's RC Primary SchoolBridgewater Primary School
The trust
Hilton Lane Primary School is one of 8 schools run by The Link Education Trust, an academy trust.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Walkden Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Longshaw Drive (near), 100 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Hilton Lane Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Hilton Lane Primary School are Star Salford Academy (0.2 miles), The Lowry Academy (0.3 miles) and Co-op Academy Walkden (1.5 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Location
Salford published that the last place for 2016 entry went to a family 0.835 miles away (straight line). The cut-off moves every year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Hilton Lane Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in July 2026. Before that, as Hilton Lane Primary School (URN 105914), it was rated Good in February 2018. See Hilton Lane Primary School's inspections
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Results at Hilton Lane Primary School before it became an academy in 2026 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 105914). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 63% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 66% to 47% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 52% to 57% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Hilton Lane Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Hilton Lane Primary School.
- Stagecoach Salford440m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Hilton Lane 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 Hilton Lane Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Hilton Lane 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
- 1
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 1 serious and 7 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
3 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 Hilton Lane Primary School
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- The straight-line distance from your home to Hilton Lane Primary School.
- Last distance offered for 2016 entry, from Salford's own figures, and how your distance compares each year.
- How many families in Salford got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
- The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
- Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.
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Applications and offers at Hilton Lane Primary School before it became an academy in 2026
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 105914). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 23 | 38 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 29 | 15 | 43 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2024 | 30 | 26 | 50 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 2023 | 27 | 22 | 41 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2022 | 25 | 17 | 35 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2021 | 28 | 21 | 37 | 0.8 | 1 |
| 2020 | 29 | 22 | 41 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2019 | 25 | 23 | 37 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 2018 | 29 | 31 | 52 | 1.1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 29 | 26 | 46 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 2016 | 29 | 25 | 49 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2015 | 30 | 30 | 52 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 30 | 29 | 55 | 1.0 | 4 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Manchester
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Manchester
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.
Absence at Hilton Lane Primary School before it became an academy in 20262024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 105914). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
6.1%
Overall absence
19.4%
Persistent absence
186
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
Hilton Lane Primary School
Questions parents ask about Hilton Lane Primary School
Are there exam results for Hilton Lane Primary School?
Hilton Lane Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 105914), 63% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 47% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Hilton Lane Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Hilton Lane Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in July 2026. Before that, as Hilton Lane Primary School (URN 105914), it was rated Good in February 2018.
How close to Hilton Lane Primary School do you need to live?
Salford published for September 2016 entry that the last place offered at Hilton Lane Primary School on distance went to a family 0.835 miles away. This is the authority's own figure for one year, not a fixed boundary - the cut-off moves with the number of applications, so treat it as a guide rather than a guarantee.
How do I apply to Hilton Lane Primary School?
Apply through Salford's coordinated admissions process, naming Hilton Lane 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.
Does Hilton Lane Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Hilton Lane Primary School: Stagecoach Salford (440m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Hilton Lane 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: 1 fatal, 1 serious and 7 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 3 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 Hilton Lane Primary School?
Hilton Lane Primary School is at Madams Wood Road, Little Hulton, Manchester, M28 0JY.
Sources: Salford admissions booklet; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)