Godfrey Ermen Memorial CofE Primary School
School Road, Eccles, Manchester, M30 7BJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Miss Julia Kinch
- Diocese
- Diocese of Manchester
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Worsley and Eccles
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 386
- URN
- 105946
- Local authority
- Salford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01613991416
About this school
Godfrey Ermen Memorial CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Manchester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 386 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Godfrey Ermen Memorial CofE Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 53 | 58 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 42% | 26% | 46% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 47% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 47% | 38% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 66% | 47% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 98.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -5.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Godfrey Ermen Memorial CofE Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Salford average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 42% | 53.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 26% | 58.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 46% | 58.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 427 |
| 2023/24 | 421 |
| 2024/25 | 402 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Godfrey Ermen Memorial CofE Primary School compares
Godfrey Ermen Memorial CofE Primary School ranked 58th of 69 primary schools in Salford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46% | 6.9% | 37.8% | 386 | — |
| Beech Street Community Primary School | 66% | 6.1% | 53.3% | 241 | 0.3 miles |
| Holy Cross and All Saints RC Primary School | 51% | 5.2% | 17.1% | 332 | 0.3 miles |
| Lewis Street Primary School | 66% | 6.7% | 46.8% | 402 | 0.4 miles |
| Christ Church CofE Primary School | 66% | 5.7% | 48.5% | 235 | 0.5 miles |
| St Gilbert's RC Primary School | 68% | 5.4% | 13.7% | 227 | 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 37.77%
- English as an additional language
- 11.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.88%
- Persistent absence
- 17.66%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Beech Street Community Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Holy Cross and All Saints RC Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Lewis Street Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Christ Church CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Manchester
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St Gilbert's RC Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
Godfrey Ermen Memorial CofE Primary School ranks 215th of the 252 ranked primary schools in Manchester.
- Abbey Hey Primary Academy Primary
- Abbott Community Primary School Primary
- Acacias Community Primary School Primary
- Acre Hall Primary School Primary
- Aldwyn Primary School Primary
- Alkrington Primary School Primary
- All Saints C of E Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand Primary
- All Saints Primary School Primary
- Alma Park Primary School Primary
- Armitage CofE Primary School Primary
- Ashbury Meadow Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Godfrey Ermen Memorial CofE Primary School teach?
- Godfrey Ermen Memorial CofE Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Godfrey Ermen Memorial CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Godfrey Ermen Memorial CofE Primary School is Miss Julia Kinch, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Godfrey Ermen Memorial CofE Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Godfrey Ermen Memorial CofE Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Godfrey Ermen Memorial CofE Primary School?
- Godfrey Ermen Memorial CofE Primary School has 386 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Godfrey Ermen Memorial CofE Primary School full?
- Godfrey Ermen Memorial CofE Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 386 on roll (92%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Godfrey Ermen Memorial CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Godfrey Ermen Memorial CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Manchester.
- Does Godfrey Ermen Memorial CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Godfrey Ermen Memorial CofE Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Godfrey Ermen Memorial CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 42% in 2022/23 and 46% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Godfrey Ermen Memorial CofE Primary School compare with other schools in Salford?
- Godfrey Ermen Memorial CofE Primary School ranked 58th of 69 primary schools in Salford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Godfrey Ermen Memorial CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Godfrey Ermen Memorial CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Godfrey Ermen Memorial CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Godfrey Ermen Memorial CofE 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 15 July 2026.