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Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School

Academy converter · Salford · M44 6QE

Ages 3–11 · 142 pupils · Salford

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

KS2 expected (RWM)

48%

Overall absence

8.3%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2022-11-15

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)48%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
101.0
Avg scaled score — maths
100.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence8.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)23.6%
Unauthorised3.1%
Authorised absence
5.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.0%
Enrolments in measure
148

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill68%

142 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
142
Boys / girls
73 / 69
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
142 / 210 (68%)
Free school meals
53.5%
FSM pupils
76
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: PRESTOLEE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
PRESTOLEE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Sponsor
Prestolee Community Primary School
Headteacher
Mrs Krystyna Forster

Location

Address
Fiddlers Lane, Irlam
Postcode
M44 6QE
Town
Salford
County
Greater Manchester
Local authority
Salford
District
Salford
Constituency
Worsley and Eccles
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 3–11, in Salford, Salford, 142 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 53.5%.

Open schools in Salford
63
Primary schools in Salford
31
Academies among open schools in Salford
24% (15)
Open schools in M44
9
Primary in M44
8
Open schools in Salford LA
137
Primary in Salford LA
76

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in SalfordNear M44

  • Moss Valley Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Salford · M44 6GX · Salford

    Ages 3–11

    • Absence7.1%
    • FSM65.6%

    0.3 miles away

  • Irlam Endowed Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Manchester · M44 6EE · Salford

    Ages 3–11

    • KS243%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM27.4%

    0.5 miles away

  • Irlam Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Manchester · M44 6NA · Salford

    Ages 3–11

    • Absence6.9%
    • FSM24.6%

    0.7 miles away

  • Acre Hall Primary School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Manchester · M41 6NA · Trafford

    Ages 2–11

    • KS232%
    • Absence6.6%
    • FSM26.2%

    0.8 miles away

  • Flixton Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Manchester · M41 5QL · Trafford

    Ages 4–11

    • KS265%
    • Absence3.3%
    • FSM3.0%

    1.4 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Krystyna Forster
Telephone
01619211700
Website
https://fiddlerslaneprimaryschool.co.uk/

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