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St Boniface RC Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided

Yew Street, Salford M7 2HL · stbonifacesalford.com · 0161 566 7612

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Jan 2025
Key stage 2, 2024/25
67%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Salford 60%, England 62%
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
219
91% of 240 places
Local authority
Salford
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
53.4%
First language not English
38.8%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 21 families put the school first and 22 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 22 (Places 27)22September 2023: 27 (Places 30)27September 2024: 26 (Places 30)26September 2025: 17 (Places 17)17September 2026: 21 (Places 22)21Places 22
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202622211100%
September 2025Sept 202517171100%
September 2024Sept 202430260.9100%
September 2023Sept 202330270.9100%
September 2022Sept 202227220.8100%

Results

In 2024/25, 67% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% the higher standard. Across Salford it was 60%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 55% (England 53%)55%2016/17: 65% (England 61%)65%2017/18: 59% (England 64%)59%2018/19: 67% (England 65%)67%2022/23: 40% (England 60%)40%2023/24: 39% (England 61%)39%2024/25: 67% (England 62%)67%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▲67%62%
▼3%8%
Average scaled score
●106106
●105105
●103105

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected St Boniface RC Primary School on 7 January 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
7 Jan 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementRequires improvement
Early yearsRequires improvement

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jun 2021

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Jun 2021Ungraded inspectionRemains Good

Before September 2019

  • Jul 2016Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jun 2014Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement

What parents said

96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (27 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
96%
Replies
27
12% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▲100% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲96% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲96% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲97% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲96% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲89% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲97% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲96% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲100% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▲89% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲90% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 78% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲73% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 41% who had a child bullied

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