St Gilbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Eccles, Manchester

From the headteacher's welcome: "Inspired by St Gilbert, as God's family, we are growing strong in love and faith, becoming the best we can be . At St Gilbert's, our Catholic identity is lived joyfully and visibly each day."

In 2025, 87% of Year 6 pupils at St Gilbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Eccles reached the expected standard in reading and 87% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 73% in Salford and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (94% in reading, 77% in maths).

Year groups in primary schools are small, so a handful of pupils can move these figures by several points from one year to the next.

For September 2026 entry, 31 families put St Gilbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Eccles as their first choice and 58 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places, so in 2026 a family who put it first could expect an offer unless the school's other criteria ruled them out.

First-choice demand has fallen from 39 in 2021 to 31 in 2026.

Across Salford, 91% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2025, families in Salford lodged 220 appeals against primary school offers; 130 reached a hearing and 18 succeeded (13.8% of those heard).

The nearest other state primary schools to St Gilbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Eccles are Beech Street Community Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 83% reading, 76% maths); Westwood Park Community Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 55% reading, 52% maths); Christ Church CofE Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 72% reading, 72% maths); and Barton Moss Community Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 75% reading, 68% maths).

St Gilbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Eccles's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

62 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Gilbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Eccles (as of September 2025): 76% would recommend the school, 90% say their child is happy there and 78% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (92%); the weakest, that the school supports their child's wider development (69%).

13.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (the average state school: 24.5%), and 14.8% speak English as an additional language (average: 18.5%), according to the 2025 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (75%) and Mixed (11%).

In 2025, 52 pupils (21.9%) received SEN support and 6 (2.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 15.6% and 3.9% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

St Gilbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Eccles employed 11 teachers in 2024, roughly one for every 19 pupils. Their average salary was £43,365.

Its 2026 funding allocation works out at £5,330 per pupil (£1.2 million in total), including £39,390 of pupil premium for disadvantaged pupils.

The nearest railway station is Patricroft Rail Station, about 800 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cambell Road (near), 290 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Gilbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Eccles stands in is among the 40% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 0 crimes within a mile of the school.

St Gilbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Eccles recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2023/24.

The secondary schools closest to St Gilbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Eccles are St Patrick's RC High School (0.2 miles) and Salford City Academy (0.6 miles).