North Walkden Primary School
Worsley Road North, Manchester, M28 3QD
220 pupils · 93% of 236 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Salford
- Free school meals
- 45%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 28 April 2026, published 18 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 34% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 7% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 25 | 25 | 33 | 25 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 29 | 28 | 43 | 29 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 30 | 32 | 50 | 30 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 25 | 21 | 37 | 22 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 28 | 25 | 45 | 27 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 27 | 40 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 29 | 27 | 40 | 29 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 31 | 35 | 30 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Bridgewater Primary School 0.7 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- St Edmund's RC Primary School 0.9 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2025)
- St Paul's CofE Primary School 1.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Andrew's Methodist Primary School 1.1 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- St Peter's CofE Primary School 1.1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2025)
- St James CofE Primary School, Farnworth 1.2 km · No overall grade (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.