St Paul's CofE Primary School
Heathside Grove, Manchester, M28 3NZ
355 pupils · 85% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Salford
- Free school meals
- 37.5%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2025) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 4 February 2025, published 10 March 2025. 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 | 76% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 11% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.9 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 31 | 28 | 39 | 29 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 46 | 28 | 43 | 29 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 28 | 18 | 42 | 20 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 38 | 32 | 46 | 32 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 51 | 30 | 45 | 33 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 34 | 22 | 31 | 24 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 32 | 22 | 35 | 23 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 27 | 24 | 36 | 25 |
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
- Christ The King RC Primary School 0.5 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- St Paul's CofE Primary School 0.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Mesne Lea Primary School 1.1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- North Walkden Primary School 1.1 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- St Edmund's RC Primary School 1.1 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2025)
- Bridgewater Primary School 1.1 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2024 · previous system
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.