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EnglandNorth WestSalfordM7 3TNLower Kersal Community Primary School
Primary

Lower Kersal Community Primary School

Primary

Salford · Salford · M7 3TN www.lkps.co.uk/

Pupils
249
cap. 251
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
53%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
249
Pupils · 2024/25
37%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
53%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
249
Pupils · 2024/25
37%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authoritySalford
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio16.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Lower Kersal Community Primary School · Primary · Salford

Finance£7484 spend / pupil£7618 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
53%
-6pp
100%77%53%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 53%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
12%6%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
67%
Reading higher standard
20%
Writing expected standard
67%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
63%
Maths higher standard
13%
Science expected standard
83%
SPAG expected standard
57%
LA AVG 74%
SPAG higher standard
17%
LA AVG 31.87%
Reading scaled score
101.0
LA AVG 105.25
Maths scaled score
101.0
LA AVG 104.38
GPS scaled score
101.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
249
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
37%
FSM eligible
51%
SEN
30%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
18%

Contact

Address
St Aidan's Grove, Salford, M7 3TN
Local authority
Salford
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2553%0%67%20%67%0%63%13%83%57%101.0101.0101.030%249
2023/2459%0%66%21%62%0%69%24%69%62%104.0102.0103.026%245
2022/2355%3%74%13%74%6%90%6%74%68%103.0105.0103.0-2.80-0.80+0.6023%230
2018/1982%5%91%20%98%34%86%9%86%80%105.0103.0105.0+4.80+7.80+1.7021%249
2017/18100%12%100%54%100%31%100%27%100%92%110.0107.0109.0+5.60+4.90+3.0020%252
2016/1797%7%97%40%97%41%100%17%93%97%108.0107.0109.0+5.40+6.70+4.0023%256

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2524919.130%37%51%5%18%
2023/2424517.826%38%52%6%19%
2022/2323021.323%33%58%7%20%
2021/2223719.818%35%57%6%18%
2020/2123020.921%33%51%
2018/1924922.621%32%55%5%14%
2017/1825225.220%32%56%5%14%
2016/1725623.323%36%57%5%15%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.