Schools in Salford
Salford has 61 schools in the catchment.school database, with 31 primaries and 5 secondaries. Admissions are coordinated by Salford City Council, which publishes annual catchment boundaries in its Composite Prospectus each September. Twenty-three schools in Salford are faith schools - primarily Roman Catholic and Church of England - each with their own admissions criteria requiring supplementary forms. The city's cross-boundary proximity to Manchester and Trafford means some families apply to schools outside Salford's own provision.
Salford City Council uses straight-line distance as the tiebreaker at community schools after sibling and care-order priorities. Popular primaries in Eccles, Worsley and Pendleton can close their catchment well under one mile in high-demand years. For secondaries, Salford operates a co-ordinated scheme with Greater Manchester; families should check both the Salford Composite Prospectus and the relevant secondary school's own admissions policy before the October deadline.
School demand in Salford
Across the 56 schools in Salford with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 93%. 16 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
23 schools in Salford have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
15 of the schools in Salford are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Salford, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
18 of the schools in Salford have a current Ofsted rating, of which 14 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Salford: 9 oversubscribed (31)
Light Oaks Junior School
Primary · Community school
Salford · M6 8LU
Lower Kersal Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Salford · M7 3TN
Summerville Primary School
Primary · Community school
Salford · M6 7HB
Light Oaks Infant School
Primary · Community school
Salford · M6 8LU
The Friars Primary School
Primary · Community school
Salford · M3 7EU
Monton Green Primary School
Primary · Community school
Salford · M30 9JP
St Paul's CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Salford · M7 3PT
St George's CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Salford · M6 6SJ
St Philip's CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Salford · M3 5LF
St Joseph the Worker RC Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Salford · M44 6GX
St Boniface RC Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Salford · M7 2HL
St Sebastian's RC Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Salford · M6 6ET
The Cathedral School of St Peter and St John RC Primary
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Salford · M3 6LU
St Joseph's RC Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Salford · M5 3JP
St Luke's RC Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Salford · M6 7WR
St Philip's RC Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Salford · M7 4WP
St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Salford · M7 4XG
Primrose Hill Primary School and Children's Centre
Primary · Community school
Salford · M5 3PJ
Lark Hill Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Salford · M5 4BJ
River View Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Salford · M7 1QZ
Willow Tree Primary School
Primary · Community school
Salford · M6 5TJ
Holy Family VA RC Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Salford · M6 5WX
Dukesgate Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Salford · M38 9HF
Broughton Jewish Cassel Fox Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Salford · M7 4RT
Marlborough Road Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Salford · M7 4XD
St Paul's CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Salford · M5 4AL
Brentnall Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Salford · M7 4RP
Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Salford · M44 6QE
Wharton Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Salford · M38 9XA
Moss Valley Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Salford · M44 6GX
St Luke's CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Salford · M5 5JH
Secondary Schools in Salford (5)
All Hallows RC High School
Secondary · Voluntary aided school
Salford · M6 8AA
Beis Yaakov High School
Secondary · Academy converter
Salford · M7 4FF
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Secondary · University technical college
Salford · M50 2UW
The Albion Academy
Secondary · Academy converter
Salford · M6 6QT
Buile Hill Academy
Secondary · Academy converter
Salford · M6 8RD
Other Schools in Salford (25)
King of Kings
Not applicable · Other independent school
Salford · M6 5YD
Bnos Yisroel School Manchester
Not applicable · Other independent school
Salford · M7 4DA
Mechinoh School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Salford · M7 4HY
Clarendon Cottage Preparatory School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Salford · M30 9BJ
Tashbar of Manchester
Not applicable · Other independent school
Salford · M7 4HL
Manchester Junior Girls' School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Salford · M7 4JA
Oholei Yosef Yitzchok Lubavitch Schools
Not applicable · Other independent school
Salford · M7 4LH
Salford City College
All through · Further education
Salford · M6 7FR
Talmud Torah Yetev Lev
Not applicable · Other independent school
Salford · M7 2BT
University of Salford
Not applicable · Higher education institutions
Salford · M5 4WT
Beis Hatalmud School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Salford · M7 2FD
Aim Habonim
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Salford · M7 4NX
Beis Malka Girls school
Not applicable · Other independent school
Salford · M7 2BT
Tiferes
Not applicable · Other independent school
Salford · M7 2JR
Toras Emes
Not applicable · Other independent school
Salford · M7 4AH
Kerem Shloime
Not applicable · Other independent school
Salford · M7 2EY
Manchester Senior Girls School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Salford · M7 4GB
Chatsworth High School and Community College
Not applicable · Academy special converter
Salford · M30 9DY
OYY Lubavitch Boys School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Salford · M7 4HL
Me'or High School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Salford · M7 4NA
Talmud Torah D'chassidie Belz
Not applicable · Other independent school
Salford · M7 4TP
Thompsons Academy trading as Navigators
Not applicable · Special post 16 institution
Salford · M50 3XW
Alder Brook Primary Partnership Centre
Not applicable · Academy alternative provision converter
Salford · M30 8LE
Springwood Primary School
Not applicable · Academy special converter
Salford · M27 5LP
Acer Academy, Salford
Not applicable · Free schools special
Salford · M5 5DP
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Salford are set by Salford and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.