Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School
Fiddlers Lane, Irlam, Salford, M44 6QE
This school is closed (it closed in August 2023).
It was replaced by Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Damian Harris
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Worsley and Eccles South
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 182
- URN
- 105917
- Local authority
- Salford
About this school
Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School was a community primary school in Salford. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 182 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 62% |
| Expected standard in maths | 59% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 52% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.10 |
| Writing progress | +1.30 |
| Maths progress | +0.90 |
How Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.4% | 49.1% | 182 | — |
| Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School | 59% | 7.6% | 55.9% | 142 | 0.0 miles |
| St Joseph the Worker RC Primary School | 54% | 7.2% | 41.8% | 182 | 0.3 miles |
| Moss Valley Primary Academy | 29% | 8.8% | 66.7% | 183 | 0.3 miles |
| Irlam Endowed Primary School | 46% | 6.6% | 25.5% | 226 | 0.5 miles |
| Irlam Primary School | 71% | 5.9% | 26.4% | 456 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 49.1%
- English as an additional language
- 8.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.4%
- Persistent absence
- 19.8%
Location
Nearby schools
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Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Salford
-
St Joseph the Worker RC Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Salford
-
Moss Valley Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Salford
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Irlam Endowed Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Irlam Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Manchester
Other schools in Salford
- Brentnall Academy Primary
- Broughton Jewish Cassel Fox Primary School Primary
- Dukesgate Academy Primary
- Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School Primary
- Holy Family VA RC Primary School Primary
- Lark Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Light Oaks Infant School Primary
- Light Oaks Junior School Primary
- Lower Kersal Community Primary School Primary
- Marlborough Road Academy Primary
- Monton Green Primary School Primary
- Moss Valley Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School teach?
- Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Salford.
- Has Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School?
- Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School had 182 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- What are Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 11 September 2023.