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St Andrew's CofE Primary School, Manchester

Good
Primary
Voluntary controlled school
Mixed
Church of England
Ages 3–11

St Andrew's CofE Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Manchester. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in May 2023. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 204th-highest of the 258 schools in Manchester with published results, and 11,486th of 14,452 across England. It was 97% full in 2025.

SATs results
Below England average
Ofsted
Good (2023)
Demand
Oversubscribed
Attendance
In line with England
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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

St Andrew's CofE Primary School in detail

St Andrew's CofE Primary School in its own words

In its own words: "Staff endeavour to deliver an exciting and relevant curriculum which inspires and motivates pupils. Our curriculum values are: "Recognising its historic foundation, the school will preserve and develop its religious character in accordance with the principles of the Church of England and in partnership with the Church at parish and diocesan level."

The school runs a breakfast club, from £1.00 per session.

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

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils at St Andrew's CofE Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 63% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 73% in Salford and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 64% in reading and 57% in maths in 2024.

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

Getting a place at St Andrew's CofE Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 28 families put St Andrew's CofE Primary School as their first choice and 64 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 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 St Andrew's CofE Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to St Andrew's CofE Primary School are St Mary's RC Primary School (under 0.1 miles, Outstanding, 87% reading, 90% maths); Lewis Street Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 73% reading, 75% maths); Clarendon Road Community Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 76% reading, 76% maths); and Clarendon Road Community Primary School (0.5 miles).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than St Andrew's CofE Primary School.

St Mary's RC Primary SchoolLewis Street Primary SchoolClarendon Road Community Primary SchoolClarendon Road Community Primary School

Who goes there

40.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 63.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are other ethnic groups (28%), White British (21%) and Mixed (16%).

In 2026, 53 pupils (22.8%) received SEN support and 5 (2.2%) 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.

Getting there

The nearest tram or metro stop is Eccles (Manchester Metrolink), about 490 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Crowgreen Road (opposite), 160 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Andrew's CofE 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, St Andrew's CofE Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to St Andrew's CofE Primary School are Ellesmere Park High School (0.9 miles), St Patrick's RC High School (1 mile) and Salford City Academy (1.6 miles).

Ellesmere Park High SchoolSt Patrick's RC 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; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Joanne Bladen-Kay
Pupils:232
LA:Salford
Phone:01617894853
Address:Barton Lane, Eccles, Manchester, M30 0FL
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 years ago
Good

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 10 May 2023View full report
URN:105934
UKPRN:10068552
Diocese:Diocese of Manchester
Constituency:Worsley and Eccles
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its May 2023 inspection.

Rated Good for

Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.

At a Glance

40.5%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+6ppMaths+6ppWriting+3pp

Reading has improved from 64% to 70% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 57% to 63% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 74% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

29.0

Avg class size

29.7

Infant (KS1)

29.5

KS2

8

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

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Before and after school care

St Andrew's CofE Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Salford

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near St Andrew's CofE Primary School.

  • Versatile Learning Salford Ltd450m away · Not yet graded
  • Holy Cross and All Saints Treehouse900m away · Not yet graded
  • School of Play @ Branwood Preparatory School930m away · Not yet graded

Term dates

St Andrew's CofE 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

Train Stations

Eccles Rail Station
681m · 11 min walk

Tube / Metro / Tram

Eccles (Manchester Metrolink) (Entrance)
491m · 8 min walk

Bus Stops

Crowgreen Road (opp)
163m · 3 min walk
Health Centre (Stop H)
171m · 3 min walk
Bright Road (opp)
231m · 4 min walk
Pleasant Road (opp)
239m · 4 min walk
Gleaves Road (nr)
252m · 4 min walk

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
17
Fatal
0
Serious
4
Children hurt
3

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 17 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 13 slight.

3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.

4 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

97%

Near capacity

203 pupils

210 places

7 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: Oversubscribed

Inspection History(9)

10 May 2023
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
28 January 2020

Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good, but Ofsted raised concerns; its next inspection will be a full graded one.

2 February 2016

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

53

SEN Support

5

EHC Plans

25.0%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication24
Moderate Learning Difficulty18
Social, Emotional & Mental Health7
Autistic Spectrum Disorder5
Specific Learning Difficulty2
Physical Disability1
Other1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
20.7%
Asian
11.2%
Black
12.9%
Mixed
16.3%
Chinese
0.9%
Other
28.0%
Unclassified
0.4%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals40.5%
English as Additional Language63.4%

232

Total Pupils

123

Boys

109

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

10

Teachers

23.2:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£53,211

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£6,212

Per pupil

£1416k

Total funding

£124k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£192,343
EAL funding£37,893
Lump sum£149,574

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

5.7%

Overall absence

17.6%

Persistent absence

187

Enrolments

Authorised4.4%
Unauthorised1.3%
Persistent (10%+)17.6%
Severe (50%+)0.0%

Absence trend

4.2%
18/19
4.3%
20/21
6.2%
21/22
6.7%
22/23
5.8%
23/24
5.7%
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 St Andrew's CofE Primary School

What are SATs results like at St Andrew's CofE Primary School?

Of the pupils at St Andrew's CofE Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 70% reached the expected standard in reading and 63% did so in maths.

What is St Andrew's CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

St Andrew's CofE Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in May 2023.

What is the catchment area for St Andrew's CofE Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When St Andrew's CofE 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 St Andrew's CofE Primary School?

St Andrew's CofE Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 97% of its capacity.

How big are the classes at St Andrew's CofE Primary School?

Classes at St Andrew's CofE Primary School average 29 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to St Andrew's CofE Primary School?

St Andrew's CofE Primary School has around 232 pupils on roll. 41% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at St Andrew's CofE Primary School?

5.7% of sessions were missed at St Andrew's CofE Primary School in 2024/25. 17.6% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to St Andrew's CofE Primary School?

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

St Andrew's CofE Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Ofsted's childcare register lists 3 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of St Andrew's CofE Primary School: Versatile Learning Salford Ltd (450m away, registered, not yet graded), Holy Cross and All Saints Treehouse (900m away, registered, not yet graded) and School of Play @ Branwood Preparatory School (930m away, registered, not yet graded).

What are St Andrew's CofE Primary School's term dates?

St Andrew's CofE 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 St Andrew's CofE Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 17 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 13 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 4 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 St Andrew's CofE Primary School?

St Andrew's CofE Primary School is at Barton Lane, Eccles, Manchester, M30 0FL.

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

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