St Gilbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Eccles
Cambell Road, Winton, Manchester, M30 8LZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Hayley Tyldesley
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Worsley and Eccles
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 260
- Pupils on roll
- 227
- URN
- 105954
- Local authority
- Salford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01615679012
About this school
St Gilbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Eccles is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Manchester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 227 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 61% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 94% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% | 77% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 84% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.40 | - | - |
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 St Gilbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Eccles 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 | 48% | 53.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 58.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 58.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 244 |
| 2023/24 | 243 |
| 2024/25 | 237 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Gilbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Eccles compares
St Gilbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Eccles ranked 24th of 69 primary schools in Salford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 5.4% | 13.7% | 227 | — |
| Beech Street Community Primary School | 66% | 6.1% | 53.3% | 241 | 0.4 miles |
| Westwood Park Community Primary School | 42% | 6.2% | 53.6% | 285 | 0.4 miles |
| Christ Church CofE Primary School | 66% | 5.7% | 48.5% | 235 | 0.6 miles |
| Barton Moss Community Primary School | 64% | 7.7% | 54.2% | 216 | 0.7 miles |
| Godfrey Ermen Memorial CofE Primary School | 46% | 6.9% | 37.8% | 386 | 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.74%
- English as an additional language
- 14.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.38%
- Persistent absence
- 8.79%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Beech Street Community Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Westwood Park Community Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Christ Church CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Barton Moss Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Godfrey Ermen Memorial CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
St Gilbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Eccles ranks 82nd 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
Recorded changes at this school
- School name changed from St Gilbert's RC Primary School to St Gilbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Eccles recorded 17 Sep 2026
Common questions
- What year groups does St Gilbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Eccles teach?
- St Gilbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Eccles teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of St Gilbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Eccles?
- The headteacher of St Gilbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Eccles is Mrs Hayley Tyldesley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Gilbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Eccles last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Gilbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Eccles, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is St Gilbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Eccles?
- St Gilbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Eccles has 227 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Gilbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Eccles full?
- St Gilbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Eccles has capacity for 260 pupils and 227 on roll (87%), 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 St Gilbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Eccles a faith school?
- Yes. St Gilbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Eccles is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Salford.
- Does St Gilbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Eccles have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Gilbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Eccles as having nursery classes.
- How have St Gilbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Eccles's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Gilbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Eccles rank locally?
- St Gilbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Eccles ranked 24th of 69 primary schools in Salford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Gilbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Eccles's absence rate?
- St Gilbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Eccles's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Gilbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Eccles's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Gilbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Eccles'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 17 September 2026.