Overall Oxbridge
#565
1 ranked schools · +88 places vs Eng avg #653 of 1,538
Applications
12
Offers
5
Offer rate41.7%
+13.0 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 28.7%
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
7
Special
schools
3
Other
schools
of which4sixth forms·23faith64 total
Area Performance
Salford schools rank in the top 60% of England
Across 48 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 6.45/10, -0.94 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
5% Elite
Distribution across all Salford schools
EliteExcellentGoodDevelopingRebuilding
Salford vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 60%
Across all ranked Salford schools
Top 69%Primaryavg #10,153 of 14,821
Top 37%Secondaryavg #1,401 of 3,803
Top 58%Sixth formavg #1,455 of 2,523
Primary schools: 30 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.8/10
-0.53 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#10,153
-19 pts vs medianmedian 7,411
top 69% of 14,821
% 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
-0.53 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#10,153
-19 pts vs medianmedian 7,411
top 69% of 14,821
% 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
-1.69 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#1,401
+13 pts vs medianmedian 1,902
top 37% of 3,803
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
34.7
-4.4 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
5.7/10
-1.69 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#1,401
+13 pts vs medianmedian 1,902
top 37% of 3,803
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
34.7
-4.4 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Sixth form schools: 3 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.4/10
-1.31 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,455
-8 pts vs medianmedian 1,262
top 58% of 2,523
% 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
6.4/10
-1.31 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,455
-8 pts vs medianmedian 1,262
top 58% of 2,523
% 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
#284
1 ranked schools · -22 places vs Eng avg #262 of 1,866
Applications
5
Offers
0
Offer rate0.0%
-16.6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 16.6%
Cambridge
#528
1 ranked schools · +171 places vs Eng avg #699 of 1,830
Applications
7
Offers
5
Offer rate71.4%
+34.4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 37.0%
Top 3 Primary Schools
2026
Salford town
Top 3 Secondary Schools
2026
Salford town
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School profiles in Salford
Browse 67 local profile links across primary schools in salford town, secondary schools in salford town, sixth forms in salford town and other schools. Each profile brings together admissions context, performance data, inspection history and school details in one place.
80 nurseries in SalfordPrimary schools in Salford town
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