Councils · England · Salford
Schools in Salford, and the dates that matter.
Every state school in the council area — 76 primary, 16 secondary — with Salford’s application deadlines, offer days, and where to apply. One page, kept current from official sources.
September 2027 entry · Sources: Primary council source · Secondary council source
Primary · Reception 2027
15 January 2027
National deadline. Offers arrive 16 April. We suggest submitting by 8 January to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Salford's portal →Verify the exact date on the council's scheme →Secondary · Year 7 2027
31 October 2026
National deadline. Offers arrive 1 March. Grammar tests, where they apply, happen even earlier. We suggest submitting by 24 October to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Salford's portal →Verify the exact date on the council's scheme →01 / EVERY SCHOOL IN SALFORD
Find your shortlist.
All 129 state and independent schools in the council area, straight from the Department for Education’s register. Open any school for admissions details, Ofsted history and open days.
Primary · 76
Barton Moss Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Beech Street Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Boothstown Methodist Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Brentnall Academy
Ofsted · Inadequate
Bridgewater Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Broadoak Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Broughton Jewish Cassel Fox Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Cadishead Primary Academy
Not judged yet
Christ Church CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Christ The King RC Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Clarendon Road Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Clifton Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Dukesgate Academy
Ofsted · Good
Ellenbrook Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Godfrey Ermen Memorial CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Grosvenor Road Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Hilton Lane Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
Holy Cross and All Saints RC Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Holy Family VA RC Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Irlam Endowed Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Irlam Primary School
Ofsted · Good
James Brindley Community Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Lark Hill Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Lewis Street Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Light Oaks Infant School
Ofsted · Good
Light Oaks Junior School
Ofsted · Not judged
Lower Kersal Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Marlborough Road Academy
Ofsted · Good
Mesne Lea Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Monton Green Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Moorside Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Moss Valley Primary Academy
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Mossfield Primary School
Ofsted · Good
North Walkden Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Peel Hall Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Primrose Hill Primary School and Children's Centre
Ofsted · Good
River View Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Andrew's CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Andrew's CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Andrew's Methodist Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Augustine's CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Boniface RC Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Charles' RC Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Edmund's RC Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St George's CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Gilbert's RC Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
St John's CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Joseph the Worker RC Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Joseph's RC Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Luke's CofE Primary School
Not judged yet
St Luke's RC Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Mark's CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Mark's RC Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Mary's CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Mary's RC Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
St Mary's RC Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Paul's CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Paul's CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Paul's CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Paul's CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Paul's Peel CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
St Peter's CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Philip's CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Philip's RC Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Sebastian's RC Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Teresa's RC Primary School a Voluntary Academy
Ofsted · Good
St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Summerville Primary School
Ofsted · Good
The Cathedral School of St Peter and St John RC Primary
Ofsted · Good
The Deans Primary School
Not judged yet
The Friars Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Wardley CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Westwood Park Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Wharton Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Willow Tree Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
Secondary · 16
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Ofsted · Good
All Hallows RC High School
Ofsted · Good
Beis Yaakov High School
Ofsted · Not judged
Buile Hill Academy
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Co-op Academy Swinton
Ofsted · Good
Co-op Academy Walkden
Ofsted · Good
Ellesmere Park High School
Ofsted · Good
Irlam and Cadishead Academy
Ofsted · Good
Moorside High School
Ofsted · Good
Oasis Academy MediaCityUK
Ofsted · Good
Salford City Academy
Ofsted · Good
St Ambrose Barlow RC High School
Ofsted · Good
St Patrick's RC High School
Ofsted · Good
Star Salford Academy
Not judged yet
The Albion Academy
Ofsted · Good
The Lowry Academy
Ofsted · Good
Special & other · 37
Acer Academy, Salford
Not judged yet
Ahavas Torah Boys Academy
Ofsted · Inadequate
Aim Habonim
Ofsted · Good
Ateres Elisheva
Ofsted · Good
Beis Hatalmud School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Beis Malka Girls school
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Beis Rochel Mcr Girls school ltd
Ofsted · Good
Beis Ruchel Girls School
Ofsted · Inadequate
Beis Ruchel Girls School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Bnos Margulis Viznitz Girls' School
Ofsted · Good
Bnos Yisroel School Manchester
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Branwood Preparatory School
Not judged yet
Bridgewater School
Not judged yet
Chatsworth Futures Limited
Ofsted · Good
Chatsworth High School and Community College
Ofsted · Outstanding
Clarendon Cottage Preparatory School
Not judged yet
Edintervention School
Not judged yet
Edstart
Ofsted · Good
Etz Chaim Boys School
Ofsted · Good
Kerem Shloime
Ofsted · Inadequate
King of Kings
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Manchester Junior Girls' School
Ofsted · Good
Manchester Senior Girls School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Me'or High School
Ofsted · Good
Mechinoh School
Ofsted · Inadequate
New Park Academy
Ofsted · Good
OYY Lubavitch Boys School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Oakwood Academy
Ofsted · Outstanding
Oholei Yosef Yitzchok Lubavitch Schools
Not judged yet
Salford City College
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Springwood Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Talmud Torah Chinuch Norim School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Talmud Torah D'chassidie Belz
Ofsted · Good
Talmud Torah Yetev Lev
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Tashbar of Manchester
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Tiferes
Ofsted · Good
Toras Emes
Ofsted · Requires improvement
02 / HOW APPLYING WORKS HERE
One form, through Salford.
If you live in Salford, you apply through the council’s own portal — even for schools in another council’s area.
Preferences
List as many schools as the form allows — you’ll see the limit when you start your application. Rank in your true order; schools never see it.
Own-criteria schools
Some Salford secondaries are academies or faith schools that set their own entry criteria — check each school’s page for extra forms before the deadline.
Plain-English guides
Primary admissions, explained
The 15 January deadline and how Reception offers work.
Secondary admissions, explained
The 31 October deadline and the traps that come earlier.
How school appeals work
Your right to appeal, and honest odds of success.
Waiting lists, explained
How they're ordered, and why positions move both ways.
03 / NEARBY
Looking across the border?
Families near Salford often also shortlist schools in these neighbouring council areas.