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Irlam Endowed Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Manchester · M44 6EE

Ages 3–11 · 226 pupils · Salford

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Ofsted

School remains Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

60%

Overall absence

5.5%

Admissions demand

0.93 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good

Inspection date

2023-05-11

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)60%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
101.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
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 absence5.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)12.8%
Unauthorised2.5%
Authorised absence
3.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.6%
Enrolments in measure
179

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.93 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

25

Places offered

28

1st-preference offers

25

Total preferences (any rank)
55
Preferred offers (top 3)
27
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill91%

226 pupils · 248 places

Pupils on roll
226
Boys / girls
127 / 99
School capacity
248
Capacity fill
226 / 248 (91%)
Free school meals
27.4%
FSM pupils
62
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

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
Has Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Mr Ben Lynch

Location

Address
Chapel Road, Irlam
Postcode
M44 6EE
Town
Manchester
Local authority
Salford
District
Salford
Constituency
Worsley and Eccles
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
Special classes
Has Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
18 on roll / 16 capacity

Local context

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

Mixed voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Manchester, Salford, 226 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, special school. Free school meals: 27.4%. SEN provision includes: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication.

Open schools in Manchester
415
Primary schools in Manchester
285
Academies among open schools in Manchester
40% (168)
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 ManchesterNear M44

  • Irlam Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Manchester · M44 6NA · Salford

    Ages 3–11

    • Absence6.9%
    • FSM24.6%
    • Demand1.00

    0.2 miles away

  • St Joseph the Worker RC Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Salford · M44 6GX · Salford

    Ages 3–11

    • KS258%
    • Absence7.0%
    • FSM34.6%
    • Demand0.97

    0.4 miles away

  • Moss Valley Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Salford · M44 6GX · Salford

    Ages 3–11

    • KS247%
    • Absence7.1%
    • FSM65.6%
    • Demand1.00

    0.4 miles away

  • Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy converter · Primary

    Salford · M44 6QE · Salford

    Ages 3–11

    • KS235%
    • Absence8.3%
    • FSM53.5%
    • Demand1.00

    0.5 miles away

  • Acre Hall Primary School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Manchester · M41 6NA · Trafford

    Ages 2–11

    • KS259%
    • Absence6.6%
    • FSM26.2%
    • Demand0.97

    1.1 miles away

  • Cadishead Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Inadequate

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Manchester · M44 5JD · Salford

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM39.5%

    1.4 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Ben Lynch
Telephone
01615661887
Website
https://www.irlamendowed.salford.sch.uk/

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