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James Brindley Community Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Parr Fold Avenue, Walkden, Worsley, Manchester M28 7HE · jamesbrindleyprimary.com · 0161 560 8177
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 82%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Salford 60%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.7
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 239
- 96% of 250 places
- Local authority
- Salford
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 9.6%
- First language not English
- 4.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 51 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 59% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 51 | 1.7▲ | 59% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 58 | 1.9▲ | 52% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 47 | 1.6▲ | 53% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 57 | 1.9▲ | 53% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 61 | 2▲ | 49% |
Results
In 2024/25, 82% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 11% the higher standard. Across Salford it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲82% | 62% | ||
| ▲11% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲111 | 106 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
| ▲114 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 105918)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 19 March 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for James Brindley Community Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 18 Mar 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Nov 2016
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 105918), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Nov 2016Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105918)
Nov 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105918)
What parents said
85% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (74 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 85%
- Replies
- 74
- 31% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 68% who raised concerns
based on the 26% who had a child bullied
based on 19 parents (26%) with SEND