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St Paul's Peel CofE Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Manchester · M38 9RB

Ages 3–11 · 311 pupils · Salford

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

63%

Overall absence

7.9%

Admissions demand

0.95 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-02-25

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
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)63%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence7.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)24.9%
Unauthorised1.6%
Authorised absence
6.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.4%
Enrolments in measure
245

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

0.95 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

36

Places offered

40

1st-preference offers

36

Total preferences (any rank)
59
Preferred offers (top 3)
38
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%

311 pupils · 340 places

Pupils on roll
311
Boys / girls
151 / 160
School capacity
340
Capacity fill
311 / 340 (91%)
Free school meals
58.8%
FSM pupils
183
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Manchester
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Mrs Sarah Ward

Location

Address
Stocksfield Drive, Little Hulton, Worsley
Postcode
M38 9RB
Town
Manchester
Local authority
Salford
District
Salford
Constituency
Bolton South and Walkden
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 voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Manchester, Salford, 311 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 58.8%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Manchester.

Open schools in Manchester
415
Primary schools in Manchester
285
Academies among open schools in Manchester
40% (168)
Open schools in M38
6
Primary in M38
6
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.

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  • Dukesgate Academy

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    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Salford · M38 9HF · Salford

    Ages 3–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence8.0%
    • FSM63.0%
    • Demand1.03

    0.3 miles away

  • Wharton Primary School

    Academy converter · Primary

    Salford · M38 9XA · Salford

    Ages 3–11

    • Absence8.7%
    • FSM56.1%
    • Demand1.00

    0.4 miles away

  • Peel Hall Primary School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Community school · Primary

    Manchester · M38 0BZ · Salford

    Ages 3–11

    • KS258%
    • Absence7.2%
    • FSM61.5%
    • Demand0.97

    0.5 miles away

  • Hilton Lane Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

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    Ages 3–11

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  • Bridgewater Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Outstanding

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS274%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM48.6%
    • Demand0.82

    0.8 miles away

  • St Andrew's Methodist Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Outstanding

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Manchester · M28 0ZA · Salford

    Ages 3–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM30.1%
    • Demand1.03

    0.8 miles away

  • St Edmund's RC Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Manchester · M38 0WH · Salford

    Ages 3–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM42.2%
    • Demand1.00

    0.8 miles away

  • Cherry Tree Primary School

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Community school · Primary

    Bolton · BL4 0NS · Bolton

    Ages 4–11

    • KS252%
    • Absence8.4%
    • FSM47.5%
    • Demand0.94

    0.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Sarah Ward
Telephone
01617902327
Website
www.stpaulspeellh.co.uk/

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