Lewis Street Primary School, Manchester
Lewis Street 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 April 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in July 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 143rd-highest of the 258 schools in Manchester with published results, and 8,749th of 14,452 across England. It was 93% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2019)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
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
Lewis Street Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils at Lewis Street Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 75% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 73% in Salford and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 69% in reading and 60% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Lewis Street Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 34 families put Lewis Street Primary School as their first choice and 79 named it as one of their preferences, for 48 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 Lewis Street Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Lewis Street Primary School are Holy Cross and All Saints RC Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 67% reading, 69% maths); Christ Church CofE Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 72% reading, 72% maths); Godfrey Ermen Memorial CofE Primary School (0.4 miles, Requires improvement, 63% reading, 60% maths); and St Andrew's CofE Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 70% reading, 63% maths).
Lewis Street Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.
Holy Cross and All Saints RC Primary SchoolChrist Church CofE Primary SchoolGodfrey Ermen Memorial CofE Primary SchoolSt Andrew's CofE Primary School
Who goes there
52.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 42.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (41%), other ethnic groups (18%) and Black (13%).
Lewis Street Primary School has a resourced provision for social, emotional and mental health needs: 6 places, 6 pupils on roll.
Staffing
Lewis Street Primary School had 27 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 Patricroft Rail Station, about 670 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).
19 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Charlton Avenue (near), 170 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Lewis Street Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Lewis Street Primary School issued 13 suspensions, 3.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Lewis Street Primary School are St Patrick's RC High School (0.6 miles), Ellesmere Park High School (1.2 miles) and Salford City Academy (1.2 miles).
St Patrick's RC High SchoolEllesmere Park High SchoolSalford City 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); 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 · 2 years agoThis judgement is from April 2019, 7 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's July 2024 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Lewis Street Primary is a warm, welcoming place where children feel safe and loved. Teachers skilfully support pupils to succeed through well-planned lessons and strong relationships. The school goes above and beyond by offering enriching experiences like theatre performances, fishing lessons, and horse riding to help all children develop confidence, resilience and an understanding of different cultures.
Key Strengths
- Excellent relationships between pupils and staff, with pupils feeling safe and supported to manage their own behaviour
- Well-designed curriculum in most subjects with clear key knowledge defined for pupils to learn
- Consistent approach to teaching phonics in early years and key stage 1, enabling pupils to read with fluency and confidence
- Effective support for pupils with SEND and those learning English as an additional language, helping them progress well
- Wide range of strategies to support pupils' social, emotional and mental health
Areas for Improvement
- In a small number of subjects, the underlying concepts connecting different aspects of learning are not defined well enough, leaving some gaps in pupils' understanding
- Checks on pupils' recall in some subjects do not effectively identify where pupils have developed misconceptions, which can hinder long-term recall of knowledge
- Persistent absence remains a priority despite the school's clear systems to promote better attendance
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with staff creating an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Arts and crafts clubs, sports clubs, mindfulness club, theatre performances, fishing lessons, horse riding lessons, Shakespeare performance, trips to study local heritage and other cultures
Lewis Street Primary School continues to be a good school where pupils love the welcoming and nurturing atmosphere. The school sets high expectations for achievement and provides a calm environment where pupils feel safe and eager to learn.
At a Glance
52.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision: SEMH
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 69% to 73% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 60% to 75% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 73% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
24.9
Avg class size
25.8
Infant (KS1)
26.7
KS2
15
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Lewis Street Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Lewis Street Primary School.
- Holy Cross and All Saints Treehouse360m away · Not yet graded
- Versatile Learning Salford Ltd580m away · Not yet graded
- Beech Tree Club770m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Lewis Street Primary School is a community 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)
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Lewis Street Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Lewis Street 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
- 39
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 9
- Children hurt
- 11
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 39 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 9 serious and 30 slight.
11 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 5 in a vehicle or otherwise.
12 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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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
93%
Near capacity
391 pupils
420 places
29 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
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.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(8)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
69
SEN Support
21
EHC Plans
22.4%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Lewis Street Primary School has a resourced provision for social, emotional and mental health needs: 6 places, 6 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
402
Total Pupils
214
Boys
188
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
27
Teachers
14.9:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£52,538
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,087
Per pupil
£2786k
Total funding
£258k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.7%
Overall absence
23.2%
Persistent absence
383
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
Lewis Street Primary School
Questions parents ask about Lewis Street Primary School
What are SATs results like at Lewis Street Primary School?
Of the pupils at Lewis Street Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 73% reached the expected standard in reading and 75% did so in maths.
What is Lewis Street Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Lewis Street Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in July 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in April 2019, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Lewis Street Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Lewis Street 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 Lewis Street Primary School?
Lewis Street Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 93% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at Lewis Street Primary School?
Classes at Lewis Street Primary School average 24.9 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Lewis Street Primary School?
Lewis Street Primary School has around 402 pupils on roll. 53% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Lewis Street Primary School have specialist SEN provision?
Lewis Street Primary School has a resourced provision for social, emotional and mental health needs: 6 places, 6 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at Lewis Street Primary School?
6.7% of sessions were missed at Lewis Street Primary School in 2024/25. 23.2% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Lewis Street Primary School?
Apply through Salford's coordinated admissions process, naming Lewis Street 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 Lewis Street Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 3 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Lewis Street Primary School: Holy Cross and All Saints Treehouse (360m away, registered, not yet graded), Versatile Learning Salford Ltd (580m away, registered, not yet graded) and Beech Tree Club (770m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
What are Lewis Street Primary School's term dates?
Lewis Street Primary School is a community 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 Lewis Street Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 39 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 9 serious and 30 slight. 11 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 5 in a vehicle or otherwise. 12 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 Lewis Street Primary School?
Lewis Street Primary School is at Lewis Street, Patricroft, Manchester, M30 0PU.
Sources: Salford term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)