The Cathedral School of St Peter and St John RC Primary

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

SalfordLocal Authority

SalfordConstituency

M3 6LUPostcode

1.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Cathedral School of St Peter and St John RC Primary is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Salford, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 213 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 47%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

44%

Asian

12%

Black

21%

Mixed

20%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

213

Total Pupils

54%Boys

46%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

32%

England average

27%

First language not English

59%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 213
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
10 Jul 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
18 Jun 2018	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.