St Philip's CofE Primary School, Salford
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
St Philip's excels at knowing every child as an individual and providing strong support for vulnerable and disadvantaged pupils. The school has specialist units for children with speech and language needs where skilled teaching helps pupils make good progress. The school celebrates diversity beautifully, teaching pupils to embrace different cultures and make a positive difference in their community.
Key Strengths
- Strong improvement in pupils' achievement across all groups, including disadvantaged pupils
- Excellent pastoral support with creative work to tackle barriers to learning
- Exemplary promotion of spiritual, moral, social and cultural development, teaching pupils to embrace diversity
- High-quality Early Years Foundation Stage with strong leadership and exciting teaching
- Good behaviour with pupils keen to succeed and valuing school
Areas for Improvement
- More pupils need to make better than expected progress in English and mathematics from their starting points
- Higher-attaining pupils are not always fully challenged to achieve their best
- Pupils do not always respond fully to helpful feedback from teachers
- Subject leaders need more opportunities to evaluate teaching and learning in their areas
- Attendance remains stubbornly low despite leaders' efforts
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with robust pastoral support systems in place to identify and tackle barriers to learning.
St Philip's CofE Primary School is a good school that has made strong improvement since its previous inspection. The headteacher has created an environment where all pupils are known as individuals and teaching is consistently good.
At a Glance
26.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 53% to 61%. Maths has remained stable at around 64%. Writing has improved from 41% to 57%.
Class Sizes
22.5
Avg class size
10
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
88%
Available places
221 pupils
250 capacity
29 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Salford
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Salford
Admissions Demand - Salford
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(109)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.05653%
Overall absence
16.35514%
Persistent absence
214
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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