Peel Hall Primary School, Manchester

Requires Improvement
Primary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 311

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~371m)Possible (~530m)Unlikely (~689m)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Stephen Lawler-Smith
Pupils:416 / 480 capacity
LA:Salford
Phone:01617904641
Address:Greencourt Drive, Worsley, Manchester, M38 0BZ
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Requires Improvement

Overall

URN:105913
UKPRN:10079009
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Bolton South and Walkden
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

Peel Hall has excellent teaching, especially in early reading and phonics, with teachers who use engaging resources and maintain high expectations. The school is particularly strong at supporting pupils with additional needs and disadvantaged pupils, ensuring they make good progress. Behaviour is very well managed through a clear and consistent approach, creating a safe and positive learning environment where pupils feel secure.

Key Strengths

  • High-quality teaching, particularly in phonics and early years, with strong support for pupils with special educational needs
  • Excellent behaviour management with a clear, consistent approach and significant reduction in poor behaviour incidents
  • Strong use of pupil premium funding to support disadvantaged pupils, who make similar progress to other pupils
  • Rich and engaging curriculum with well-attended after-school clubs including cross-country, netball, and singing
  • Immaculate school environment with beautiful displays celebrating pupil achievement across subjects

Areas for Improvement

  • School attendance remains below the national average, although it has improved and persistent absence has reduced
  • Writing standards are not quite as high as reading and mathematics; more support needed for lower-attaining writers
  • Bullying procedures need clearer processes for what happens if bullying recurs
  • Most able pupils in lower juniors are not consistently challenged enough
  • Website does not meet requirements (missing admissions policy)

Safeguarding

Safeguarding is effective. Staff receive thorough child protection and extremism prevention training, the single central record meets requirements, and multi-agency support is well managed.

Extracurricular Activities

Cross-country, netball, singing competition, after-school clubs, before-school breakfast club

Peel Hall Primary School continues to be good. The leadership team has maintained good quality education while successfully managing the school's expansion, which has doubled in size over four years.

At a Glance

61.5%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+13ppMaths-10ppWriting-1pp

Reading has improved from 64% to 77%. Maths has declined from 81% to 71%. Writing has remained stable at around 63%.

Class Sizes

27.1

Avg class size

28.2

Infant (KS1)

26.8

KS2

15

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

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Getting There

Bus Stops

Parkway (opp)
77m · 1 min walk
Ashawe Grove (opp)
201m · 3 min walk
Armitage Avenue (nr)
204m · 3 min walk
Alderbrook Road (opp)
220m · 4 min walk
Ashawe Terrace (opp)
287m · 5 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

87%

Available places

416 pupils

480 capacity

64 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Manchester

Low pressure
New homes approved:18,398
Projected new pupils:4,600

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Manchester

Admissions Demand - Salford

Low demand0.86x oversubscription

Places available

3,290

Applications

2,825

Got 1st preference

89.3%

Got preferred school

96.5%

Primary admissions across Salford (2025/26)

Inspection History(108)

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Requires Improvement
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Requires Improvement
Date not published by Ofsted
Requires Improvement

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

5.40823%

Overall absence

15.55556%

Persistent absence

360

Enrolments

Authorised3.15109%
Unauthorised2.25714%
Persistent (10%+)15.55556%
Severe (50%+)0.83333%

Absence trend

5.64706%
18/19
6.54043%
20/21
7.63191%
21/22
9.05499%
22/23
7.16181%
23/24
5.40823%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

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