The Friars Primary School

State-Funded School

the-friars-primary-school-salford-north-west

North WestRegion

SalfordLocal Authority

SalfordConstituency

M3 7EUPostcode

2.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Friars Primary School 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 362 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 51%
Higher standard: 2%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

33%

Asian

22%

Black

14%

Mixed

13%

Any other group

18%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

362

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

44%

England average

27%

First language not English

62%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

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: 362
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
24 Apr 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
12 May 2020	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	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.