North Walkden Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
Mar 20 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Salford
Unique reference
105922
Address
Worsley Road North, Walkden, Worsley, M28 3QD

Pupils

Number of Pupils
231 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
55.0%
Girls
45.0%
First language not English
16%
Free school meals (FSM)
44.6%
Persistent absence
9.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
19.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 66.7%
African 7.8%
Other 7.4%
Mixed 5.2%
Pakistani 3%
Other Black 3%
Irish 1.7%
Other White 1.7%
Indian 1.7%
Other Asian 0.9%
Chinese 0.9%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1.4
WritingAverage-0.8
MathsAverage-1.9
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 61%
Local authority average 60%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 7%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

North Walkden Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
29
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
28
2nd preference
4
3rd preference
8
From another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
28
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.9
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
26
13
13
Reception, Full-time
29
16
13
Year 1
30
19
11
Year 2
30
12
18
Year 3
29
15
14
Year 4
27
12
15
Year 5
30
17
13
Year 6
30
23
7
Year 2024-2025

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