Silverdale, Swinton
Silverdale is a pru school for pupils aged 11 to 16 in Swinton.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Silverdale in detail
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Clifton (Manchester) Rail Station, about 670 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Wilson Avenue (opposite), 130 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Silverdale stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Sources: NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
No inspection data available
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Silverdale
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Silverdale from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Silverdale 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
- 6
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 4 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
1 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
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Swinton
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Swinton
Across Salford council
Places available
2,774
Applications
2,789
Got 1st preference
85.9%
Got preferred school
96.4%
All secondary applications across Salford council (2026/27), not just this school.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
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Questions parents ask about Silverdale
What is the catchment area for Silverdale?
No fixed boundary. When Silverdale is oversubscribed, Salford allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to Silverdale?
Apply through Salford's coordinated admissions process, naming Silverdale on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
How many road collisions happen near Silverdale?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 4 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 1 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 Silverdale?
Silverdale is at 117 Silverdale, Swinton, M27 8GW.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)