The Deans Primary School, Manchester
The Deans Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Manchester, part of Kings Academy Trust. It was 99% full in 2025.
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
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
The Deans Primary School in detail
Results
The Deans Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 105924), 77% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 79% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at The Deans Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 67 families put The Deans Primary School as their first choice and 153 named it as one of their preferences, for 59 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 12 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at The Deans Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to The Deans Primary School are St Peter's CofE Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 83% reading, 90% maths); St Mary's RC Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 83% reading, 83% maths); Moorside Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 70% reading, 64% maths); and St Charles' RC Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 75% reading, 82% maths).
St Peter's CofE Primary SchoolSt Mary's RC Primary SchoolMoorside Primary SchoolSt Charles' RC Primary School
The trust
The Deans Primary School is one of 6 schools run by Kings Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Who goes there
31% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (52%), Mixed (13%) and Asian (9%).
In 2026, 102 pupils (22.6%) received SEN support and 18 (4%) 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.
The Deans Primary School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs and autism: 30 places, 23 pupils on roll.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Swinton (Manchester) Rail Station, about 640 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).
20 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Chester Street (opposite), 180 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to The Deans Primary School are Barton Moss Education Centre (under 0.1 miles), Moorside High School (0.3 miles), Co-op Academy Swinton (0.5 miles) and St Ambrose Barlow Roman Catholic High School (1.1 miles).
Barton Moss Education CentreMoorside High SchoolCo-op Academy SwintonSt Ambrose Barlow Roman Catholic High School
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Location
Salford published that the last place for 2016 entry went to a family 0.365 miles away (straight line). The cut-off moves every year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
The Deans Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in April 2025. Before that, as The Deans Primary School (URN 105924), it was rated Outstanding in July 2024.
At a Glance
21.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision: Speech and language, Autism
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
28.2
Avg class size
28.7
Infant (KS1)
30.0
KS2
16
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
Results at The Deans Primary School before it took its current form in 2025 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 105924). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 86% to 77% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 88% to 79% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 81% to 60% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with The Deans Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near The Deans Primary School.
- Scholarsmiths Ltd400m away · Not yet graded
- St Marys After School Club - Premier Sports530m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
The Deans Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Salford's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to The Deans Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. The Deans Primary School 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
- 35
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 10
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 35 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 10 serious and 25 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 2 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.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at The Deans Primary School
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- The straight-line distance from your home to The Deans Primary School.
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- How many families in Salford got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
99%
Near capacity
415 pupils
420 places
5 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Manchester
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Manchester
Across Salford council
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
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
102
SEN Support
18
EHC Plans
26.6%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
The Deans Primary School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs and autism: 30 places, 23 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
451
Total Pupils
238
Boys
213
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
25
Teachers
18.0:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£49,163
Mean salary
2026 data
Absence at The Deans Primary School before it took its current form in 20252024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 105924). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
4.6%
Overall absence
9.9%
Persistent absence
364
Enrolments
Absence trend
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 The Deans Primary School
Are there exam results for The Deans Primary School?
The Deans Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 105924), 77% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 79% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is The Deans Primary School's Ofsted rating?
The Deans Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in April 2025. Before that, as The Deans Primary School (URN 105924), it was rated Outstanding in July 2024.
How close to The Deans Primary School do you need to live?
Salford published for September 2016 entry that the last place offered at The Deans Primary School on distance went to a family 0.365 miles away. This is the authority's own figure for one year, not a fixed boundary - the cut-off moves with the number of applications, so treat it as a guide rather than a guarantee.
Is it hard to get a place at The Deans Primary School?
The Deans Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 99% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at The Deans Primary School?
Classes at The Deans Primary School average 28.2 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to The Deans Primary School?
The Deans Primary School has around 451 pupils on roll. 22% are eligible for free school meals.
Does The Deans Primary School have specialist SEN provision?
The Deans Primary School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs and autism: 30 places, 23 pupils on roll.
How do I apply to The Deans Primary School?
Apply through Salford's coordinated admissions process, naming The Deans 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 The Deans Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of The Deans Primary School: Scholarsmiths Ltd (400m away, registered, not yet graded) and St Marys After School Club - Premier Sports (530m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near The Deans Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 35 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 10 serious and 25 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 2 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 The Deans Primary School?
The Deans Primary School is at Stanwell Road, Swinton, Manchester, M27 5TD.
Sources: Salford admissions booklet; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)