St Paul's CofE Primary School, Salford

In its own words: "We want our pupils to believe in themselves, and in God, so that they have the confidence to overcome barriers in order to achieve, to the best of their ability, whatever they aspire to. Our vision has been carefully chosen to reflect the Christian ethos of our school and the needs of our pupils and community."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include choir, STEM and cooking.

In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils at St Paul's CofE Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 74% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 73% in Salford and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 80% in reading and 73% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 29 families put St Paul's CofE Primary School as their first choice and 53 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. 3 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Paul's CofE Primary School are Lark Hill Community Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 78% reading, 67% maths); Primrose Hill Primary School and Children's Centre (0.4 miles, Good, 74% reading, 84% maths); St Joseph's RC Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 63% reading, 43% maths); and St Philip's CofE Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 61% reading, 64% maths).

St Paul's CofE Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

St Paul's CofE Primary School is one of 10 schools run by Vantage CE Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 60% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

61.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 38.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (50%), Black (28%) and Mixed (8%).

The nearest railway station is Salford Crescent Rail Station, about 460 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Paul's Primary School (opposite), 70 metres away.

In 2024/25, St Paul's CofE Primary School issued 12 suspensions, 5.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St Paul's CofE Primary School are Oasis Academy MediaCityUK (0.5 miles), The Albion Academy (0.9 miles), AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK (0.9 miles) and Eton Academy (1 mile).