Primrose Hill Primary School and Children's Centre
Phoebe Street, Ordsall, Salford, M5 3PJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Stephen Holden
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Salford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 495
- Pupils on roll
- 511
- URN
- 129466
- Local authority
- Salford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01619212400
About this school
Primrose Hill Primary School and Children's Centre is a community primary school in Salford. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 511 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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 | 57 | 52 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 56% | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 0% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 58% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 81% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 73% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.10 | - | - |
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 Primrose Hill Primary School and Children's Centre 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 | 68% | 53.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 58.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 74% | 58.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 456 |
| 2023/24 | 477 |
| 2024/25 | 495 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Primrose Hill Primary School and Children's Centre compares
Primrose Hill Primary School and Children's Centre ranked 15th of 69 primary schools in Salford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 74% | 6.2% | 44% | 511 | — |
| St Joseph's RC Primary School | 30% | 5.6% | 40.7% | 220 | 0.1 miles |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School | 61% | 7.4% | 58.7% | 220 | 0.4 miles |
| St Philip's CofE Primary School | 50% | 5.1% | 33.8% | 221 | 0.7 miles |
| Lark Hill Community Primary School | 55% | 6.6% | 54.2% | 629 | 0.7 miles |
| Crown Street Primary School | — | — | 16.7% | 80 | 0.9 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)
- 44%
- English as an additional language
- 46.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.24%
- Persistent absence
- 19.17%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Joseph's RC Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Salford
-
St Paul's CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Salford
-
St Philip's CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Salford
-
Lark Hill Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Salford
-
Crown Street Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Manchester
Other schools in Salford
Primrose Hill Primary School and Children's Centre ranks 6th of the 29 ranked primary 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 year groups does Primrose Hill Primary School and Children's Centre teach?
- Primrose Hill Primary School and Children's Centre teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Salford.
- Who is the headteacher of Primrose Hill Primary School and Children's Centre?
- The headteacher of Primrose Hill Primary School and Children's Centre is Mr Stephen Holden, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Primrose Hill Primary School and Children's Centre last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Primrose Hill Primary School and Children's Centre, 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 Primrose Hill Primary School and Children's Centre?
- Primrose Hill Primary School and Children's Centre has 511 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Primrose Hill Primary School and Children's Centre full?
- Primrose Hill Primary School and Children's Centre has capacity for 495 pupils and 511 on roll (103%), so it is at or above 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 Primrose Hill Primary School and Children's Centre a faith school?
- No. Primrose Hill Primary School and Children's Centre has no designated religious character.
- Does Primrose Hill Primary School and Children's Centre have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Primrose Hill Primary School and Children's Centre as having nursery classes.
- How have Primrose Hill Primary School and Children's Centre's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 74% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Primrose Hill Primary School and Children's Centre rank locally?
- Primrose Hill Primary School and Children's Centre ranked 15th of 69 primary schools in Salford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Primrose Hill Primary School and Children's Centre's absence rate?
- Primrose Hill Primary School and Children's Centre's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Primrose Hill Primary School and Children's Centre's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Primrose Hill Primary School and Children's Centre'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 30 June 2026.