Overall Oxbridge
#1,591
1 ranked schools · -677 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,983
Applications
10
Offers
1
Offer rate10.0%
-12.4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Schools in Salford
Red-brick Victorian terraces and regenerated dock warehouses frame the western bank of the River Irwell, where Salford meets Manchester city centre across one of the narrowest urban boundaries in northern England. The city has a population of around 129,000. Granted a market charter around 1230, Salford was awarded city status in 1926, and its wider metropolitan borough takes in Eccles, Pendlebury, Swinton and Walkden.
Salford Central and Salford Crescent stations sit on Northern services into Manchester Victoria and Manchester Piccadilly, while the Metrolink tram network serves the MediaCityUK waterfront along Salford Quays. Higher Broughton is among the most sought-after pockets for school catchments, with Ordsall and Broughton extending the school-competitive residential belt northward. Little Hulton forms the more affordable northwestern edge of the borough.
38
Primary
schools
9
Secondary
schools
6
All-through
schools
1
Post-16
colleges
5
Special
schools
3
Other
schools
of which4sixth forms·23faith62 total
Area Performance
Salford schools rank in the top 59% of England
Across 49 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 6.52/10, -0.87 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
7% Elite
Distribution across all Salford schools
EliteExcellentGoodDevelopingRebuilding
Salford vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 59%
Across all ranked Salford schools
Top 68%Primaryavg #10,135 of 14,978
Top 37%Secondaryavg #1,422 of 3,862
Top 50%Sixth formavg #1,265 of 2,555
Primary schools: 30 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.8/10
-0.50 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#10,135
-18 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 68% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
56%
-6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
6%
-2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.8/10
-0.50 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#10,135
-18 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 68% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
56%
-6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
6%
-2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Secondary schools: 15 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
5.7/10
-1.68 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#1,422
+13 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 37% of 3,862
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
34.7
-4.4 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
5.7/10
-1.68 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#1,422
+13 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 37% of 3,862
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
34.7
-4.4 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Sixth form schools: 4 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.1/10
-0.64 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,265
0 pts vs medianmedian 1,278
top 50% of 2,555
% A*-A at A-Level
37%
+12 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
63%
+13 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.1/10
-0.64 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,265
0 pts vs medianmedian 1,278
top 50% of 2,555
% A*-A at A-Level
37%
+12 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
63%
+13 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Oxford
#287
1 ranked schools · -34 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,197
Applications
4
Offers
0
Offer rate0.0%
-15.1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 15.1%
Cambridge
#1,579
1 ranked schools · -806 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,880
Applications
6
Offers
1
Offer rate16.7%
-12.8 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
Top 3 Primary Schools
2026
Salford
Top 3 Secondary Schools
2026
Salford
Top 2 Sixth Forms
2026
Salford
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