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Irlam Endowed Primary School, Manchester

Good
Primary
Voluntary controlled school
Mixed
Ages 3–11

Irlam Endowed Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Manchester. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in February 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in March 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 215th-highest of the 258 schools in Manchester with published results, and 12,028th of 14,452 across England. It was 98% full in 2025.

SATs results
Below England average
Ofsted
Good (2014)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
Below England average
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Salford (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Irlam Endowed Primary School in detail

Irlam Endowed Primary School in its own words

In its own words: "At Irlam Endowed, collaborative, respectful and positive relationships are at the heart of our school community. Unique and meaningful learning experiences empower children to become resilient , responsible and kind members of the local community. Diversity is embraced into the school’s culture and everyone is welcome."

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care, from £7.00 per session.

Vision and values (school website)Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 68% of Year 6 pupils at Irlam Endowed Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 61% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 73% in Salford and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 76% in reading and 68% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

Getting a place at Irlam Endowed Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 20 families put Irlam Endowed Primary School as their first choice and 50 named it as one of their preferences, for 20 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at Irlam Endowed Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Irlam Endowed Primary School are Irlam Primary School (0.2 miles, 83% reading, 86% maths); St Joseph the Worker RC Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 68% reading, 54% maths); Moss Valley Primary Academy (0.4 miles, 57% reading, 43% maths); and Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School (0.5 miles, 66% reading, 69% maths).

Irlam Endowed Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Irlam Primary SchoolSt Joseph the Worker RC Primary SchoolMoss Valley Primary AcademyFiddlers Lane Community Primary School

Who goes there

5.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (86%) and Mixed (5%).

In 2026, 34 pupils (15%) received SEN support and 25 (11.1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Irlam Endowed Primary School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs: 16 places, 18 pupils on roll.

Staffing

Irlam Endowed Primary School had 15 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 Irlam Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Irlam Primary School (outside), 50 metres away.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Irlam Endowed Primary School issued 9 suspensions, 3.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Irlam Endowed Primary School are Irlam and Cadishead Academy (1 mile) and Wellacre Technology Academy (1.1 miles).

Irlam and Cadishead AcademyWellacre Technology Academy

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Offered a place in 2021 (~1.2km)Unlikely (~1.6km)

Salford published that the last place for 2021 entry went to a family 0.775 miles away (straight line). The cut-off moves every year.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Ben Lynch
Pupils:226
LA:Salford
Phone:01615661887
Address:Chapel Road, Irlam, Manchester, M44 6EE
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 4 years ago

This judgement is from February 2014, 12 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.

-

Overall

Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.

Inspected 7 March 2023View full report
URN:105939
UKPRN:10073725
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Worsley and Eccles
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

From Ofsted's March 2023 inspection report.

What This School Does Well

This school creates a welcoming, safe environment where children thrive and develop confidence. Teachers have high expectations and pupils are proud of their work. The school offers exceptional enrichment experiences - from residential trips abroad to learning unusual sports like water polo - ensuring all children, including those with additional needs, enjoy the same opportunities as their peers.

Key Strengths

  • Strong behaviour and positive school culture with effective bullying resolution
  • Well-structured phonics programme with consistent teaching methods and high staff training
  • Excellent enrichment activities including residential visits abroad, musical instruments, and disability sports
  • Quick identification of pupil needs and effective support for pupils with SEND
  • Leaders create a welcoming environment where all pupils feel safe and valued

Areas for Improvement

  • Teaching support for pupils falling behind in reading not always precisely targeted at specific gaps in phonics knowledge
  • Some subjects lack clearly identified essential vocabulary, limiting pupils' ability to explain and reflect on their learning
  • Some pupils do not catch up quickly enough in reading due to insufficiently targeted interventions

Safeguarding

Safeguarding arrangements are effective with regular staff training, vigilant community awareness, and pupils learning to keep themselves safe including awareness of local risks and internet safety.

Extracurricular Activities

Residential visits abroad, balance bikes at National Cycling Centre, musical instruments, water polo, disability sports, play buddy schemes, school councils, sports councils, eco-councils, Blind Date with a Book reading activities, The Masked Reader

Irlam Endowed Primary School continues to be a good school where pupils enjoy attending and respond well to high expectations for behaviour and achievement. The school provides an ambitious curriculum with a wide range of cultural, sporting and artistic activities.

At a Glance

27.4%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

Resourced provision: Speech and language

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-8ppMaths-7ppWriting-3pp

Reading has declined from 76% to 68% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 68% to 61% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 61% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

25.3

Avg class size

25.0

Infant (KS1)

26.0

KS2

7

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

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Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Irlam Endowed Primary School.

  • Irlam Primary Holiday Club250m away · Not yet graded

Term dates

Irlam Endowed Primary School is a voluntary controlled school, so its term dates are set by Salford. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.

2026 to 2027

  • Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
  • Spring term: Monday 4 January to Friday 2 April 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
  • Summer term: Monday 19 April to Thursday 22 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)

2027 to 2028

  • Autumn term: Monday 6 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
  • Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 21 February to Friday 25 February 2028)
  • Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Wednesday 26 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)

Source: Salford term dates

Getting There

Bus Stops

Irlam Primary School (o/s)
46m · 1 min walk
Ferryhill Road (nr)
186m · 3 min walk
Locklands Lane (nr)
224m · 4 min walk
Ferry Road (opp)
347m · 6 min walk
Broadway (opp)
386m · 6 min walk

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
7
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Children hurt
1

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 6 slight.

1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.

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.

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  • How many families in Salford got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

98%

Near capacity

206 pupils

210 places

4 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Manchester

Low pressure
New homes approved:27,932
Projected new pupils:6,983

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Manchester

Across Salford council

Low demand council-wide0.84 applications per place

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(7)

7 March 2023

Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good.

6 February 2018
26 February 2014
Leadership & ManagementGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

34

SEN Support

25

EHC Plans

26.1%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

Irlam Endowed Primary School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs: 16 places, 18 pupils on roll.

Source: GIAS, Department for Education.

Resourced Provision

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication29
Moderate Learning Difficulty10
Social, Emotional & Mental Health7
Autistic Spectrum Disorder7
Specific Learning Difficulty5
Physical Disability1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
86.3%
Asian
0.4%
Black
2.1%
Mixed
5.3%
Chinese
0.9%
Other
0.4%
Unclassified
1.3%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals27.4%
English as Additional Language5.3%

226

Total Pupils

127

Boys

99

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

15

Teachers

15.1:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£49,486

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,585

Per pupil

£1338k

Total funding

£83k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£121,324
EAL funding£1,454
Lump sum£149,574

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

6.6%

Overall absence

16.0%

Persistent absence

188

Enrolments

Authorised3.5%
Unauthorised3.1%
Persistent (10%+)16.0%
Severe (50%+)2.7%

Absence trend

3.8%
18/19
2.4%
20/21
6.4%
21/22
5.7%
22/23
5.5%
23/24
6.6%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Irlam Endowed Primary School

What are SATs results like at Irlam Endowed Primary School?

Of the pupils at Irlam Endowed Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 68% reached the expected standard in reading and 61% did so in maths.

What is Irlam Endowed Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Irlam Endowed Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in February 2014, it was rated Good.

How close to Irlam Endowed Primary School do you need to live?

Salford publishes how far the last offered place was, in miles: 0.399 for 2016 entry, then 0.775 for 2021 entry. The cut-off has loosened over that period, so places have been reaching further out. These are the authority's own figures, not a fixed boundary - the cut-off moves with the number of applications each year.

Is it hard to get a place at Irlam Endowed Primary School?

Irlam Endowed Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 98% of its capacity.

How big are the classes at Irlam Endowed Primary School?

Classes at Irlam Endowed Primary School average 25.3 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Irlam Endowed Primary School?

Irlam Endowed Primary School has around 226 pupils on roll. 27% are eligible for free school meals.

Does Irlam Endowed Primary School have specialist SEN provision?

Irlam Endowed Primary School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs: 16 places, 18 pupils on roll.

What is attendance like at Irlam Endowed Primary School?

6.6% of sessions were missed at Irlam Endowed Primary School in 2024/25. 16% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Irlam Endowed Primary School?

Apply through Salford's coordinated admissions process, naming Irlam Endowed 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 Irlam Endowed Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Irlam Endowed Primary School: Irlam Primary Holiday Club (250m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.

What are Irlam Endowed Primary School's term dates?

Irlam Endowed Primary School is a voluntary controlled school, so its term dates are set by Salford. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Friday 2 April 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 19 April to Thursday 22 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Monday 6 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 21 February to Friday 25 February 2028); Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Wednesday 26 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).

How many road collisions happen near Irlam Endowed Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 6 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 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 Irlam Endowed Primary School?

Irlam Endowed Primary School is at Chapel Road, Irlam, Manchester, M44 6EE.

Sources: Salford admissions booklets; Salford term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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