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EnglandNorth WestSalfordM3 7EUThe Friars Primary School
Primary

The Friars Primary School

Primary

Salford · Salford · M3 7EU www.friarsprimaryschool.co.uk/

Pupils
394
cap. 450
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
48%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
394
Pupils · 2024/25
60%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
48%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
394
Pupils · 2024/25
60%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 05/03/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySalford
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of The Friars Primary School · Primary · Salford

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
48%
-3pp
52%49%45%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 48%
RWM higher standard
8%
+6pp
8%4%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
64%
Reading higher standard
22%
Writing expected standard
62%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
72%
Maths higher standard
26%
Science expected standard
72%
SPAG expected standard
72%
SPAG higher standard
32%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
394
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
60%
FSM eligible
44%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
16%

Contact

Address
Cannon Street, Salford, M3 7EU
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
2024/2548%8%64%22%62%10%72%26%72%72%103.0104.0106.021%394
2023/2451%2%63%23%65%4%65%25%77%72%103.0103.0105.020%420
2022/2345%6%58%15%67%12%70%12%82%67%103.0104.0105.0-2.50+0.20-1.6019%391
2018/1952%0%55%3%66%10%72%10%76%72%101.0105.0106.0-4.90-2.80-1.9015%304
2017/1847%3%60%17%60%13%70%17%57%77%103.0104.0105.0-1.60-2.00-1.8013%299
2016/1752%3%66%7%55%3%72%24%69%76%103.0107.0109.0-3.00-4.30-1.6011%280

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
2024/2539417.921%60%44%5%16%
2023/2442019.120%58%41%8%20%
2022/2339120.619%59%38%6%17%
2021/2234315.923%52%40%6%18%
2020/2132314.725%52%41%
2018/1930417.915%46%43%4%10%
2017/1829917.613%46%48%5%12%
2016/1728017.511%41%48%4%12%

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