Monton Green Primary School, Salford
Monton Green Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Salford. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in April 2013. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in February 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 4th-highest of the 29 schools in Salford with published results, and 4,096th of 14,452 across England. It was 98% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2013)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
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
Monton Green Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 86% of Year 6 pupils at Monton Green Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 81% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 73% in Salford and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 63% in reading and 56% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Monton Green Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 51 families put Monton Green Primary School as their first choice and 161 named it as one of their preferences, for 59 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 4 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Monton Green Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Monton Green Primary School are Clarendon Road Community Primary School (0.6 miles); Clarendon Road Community Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 76% reading, 76% maths); Broadoak Primary School (0.8 miles, Outstanding, 97% reading, 97% maths); and Christ Church CofE Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 72% reading, 72% maths).
Monton Green Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.
Clarendon Road Community Primary SchoolClarendon Road Community Primary SchoolBroadoak Primary SchoolChrist Church CofE Primary School
Who goes there
14.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 7.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (77%) and Mixed (12%).
Monton Green Primary School has a resourced provision for moderate learning difficulties: 10 places, 12 pupils on roll.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Patricroft Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Park Drive (opposite), 210 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Monton Green Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Monton Green Primary School issued 7 suspensions, 1.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Monton Green Primary School are Ellesmere Park High School (0.5 miles), Moorside High School (1 mile), St Patrick's RC High School (1.1 miles) and Barton Moss Education Centre (1.2 miles).
Ellesmere Park High SchoolMoorside High SchoolSt Patrick's RC High SchoolBarton Moss Education Centre
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; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Salford published that the last place for 2021 entry went to a family 1.097 miles away (straight line). The cut-off moves every year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoThis judgement is from April 2013, 13 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 February 2023 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Monton Green is a caring school where children feel supported and listened to. Teachers deliver lessons effectively and focus on building subject knowledge, particularly in English, mathematics and science. The school provides a broad curriculum with enrichment activities and ensures all pupils, including those with additional needs, are fully included in school life.
Key Strengths
- Pupils feel safe and happy; staff deal quickly and effectively with bullying
- Strong behaviour culture with reward systems that encourage positive conduct
- Effective teaching in core subjects (English, mathematics, science) with good use of strategies to check and address learning gaps
- Excellent support for pupils with SEND, including those in the specially resourced provision
- Strong promotion of reading with daily story time and new phonics programme
Areas for Improvement
- Some wider curriculum subjects lack clear identification of specific knowledge pupils should learn, affecting their ability to build on prior learning
- Staff are still familiarizing themselves with the new phonics programme and not always delivering it precisely as intended, which slows some pupils' progress in reading
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective; leaders ensure staff are well-trained to identify risk, work with external agencies to support vulnerable pupils, and teach pupils how to stay safe online and in their community.
Extracurricular Activities
Drumming workshops, local landmark visits, residential trips, charity fundraising (sponsored runs, cake sales), chess club, sports clubs
Monton Green Primary School continues to be a good school where pupils enjoy learning and feel safe. Leaders are determined that all pupils succeed, including those with special educational needs, and provide a broad, well-organized curriculum with enrichment opportunities.
At a Glance
14.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision: MLD
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 63% to 86% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 56% to 81% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 63% to 83% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
27.5
Avg class size
28.5
Infant (KS1)
28.9
KS2
16
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Monton Green Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Monton Green Primary School.
- Kip McGrath Education UK Limited460m away · Not yet graded
- School of Play @ Branwood Preparatory School530m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Monton Green 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 Monton Green Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Monton Green 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
- 4
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 3 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 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 Monton Green Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
98%
Near capacity
412 pupils
420 places
8 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: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(7)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
69
SEN Support
15
EHC Plans
19.1%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Monton Green Primary School has a resourced provision for moderate learning difficulties: 10 places, 12 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
440
Total Pupils
228
Boys
212
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
22
Teachers
20.0:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£52,806
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,012
Per pupil
£2327k
Total funding
£91k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.4%
Overall absence
12.3%
Persistent absence
373
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
Monton Green Primary School
Questions parents ask about Monton Green Primary School
What are SATs results like at Monton Green Primary School?
Of the pupils at Monton Green Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 86% reached the expected standard in reading and 81% did so in maths.
What is Monton Green Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Monton Green Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in February 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in April 2013, it was rated Good.
How close to Monton Green Primary School do you need to live?
Salford publishes how far the last offered place was, in miles: 0.764 for 2016 entry, then 0.833 for 2017 entry, then 1.097 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 Monton Green Primary School?
Monton Green Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 98% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Monton Green Primary School?
Classes at Monton Green Primary School average 27.5 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Monton Green Primary School?
Monton Green Primary School has around 440 pupils on roll. 15% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Monton Green Primary School have specialist SEN provision?
Monton Green Primary School has a resourced provision for moderate learning difficulties: 10 places, 12 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at Monton Green Primary School?
5.4% of sessions were missed at Monton Green Primary School in 2024/25. 12.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Monton Green Primary School?
Apply through Salford's coordinated admissions process, naming Monton Green 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 Monton Green Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Monton Green Primary School: Kip McGrath Education UK Limited (460m away, registered, not yet graded) and School of Play @ Branwood Preparatory School (530m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
What are Monton Green Primary School's term dates?
Monton Green 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 Monton Green Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 3 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 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 Monton Green Primary School?
Monton Green Primary School is at Pine Grove, Eccles, Salford, M30 9JP.
Sources: Salford admissions booklets; Salford term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)