Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School
Fiddlers Lane, Irlam, Salford, M44 6QE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- PRESTOLEE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Krystyna Forster
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Prestolee Community Primary School
- Constituency
- Worsley and Eccles
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 142
- URN
- 149848
- Local authority
- Salford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01619211700
About this school
Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School is a primary academy in Salford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 142 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Fiddlers Lane Community 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
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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Inadequate
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School (URN 105917).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 23 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 35% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 57% | 66% |
| Expected standard in maths | 61% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 |
Trends over time
How Fiddlers Lane Community 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 | — | 53.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 35% | 58.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 58.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 171 |
| 2024/25 | 162 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School compares
Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School ranked 40th of 69 primary schools in Salford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 7.6% | 55.9% | 142 | — |
| 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 |
| Acre Hall Primary School | 45% | 5.8% | 28% | 297 | 0.8 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)
- 55.86%
- English as an additional language
- 12.3%
- Overall absence
- 7.56%
- Persistent absence
- 26.09%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Joseph the Worker RC Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Salford
-
Moss Valley Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Salford
-
Irlam Endowed Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Irlam Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Acre Hall Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Manchester
Other schools in Salford
Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School ranks 13th of the 29 ranked primary schools in Salford.
- Brentnall Academy Primary
- Broughton Jewish Cassel Fox Primary School Primary
- Dukesgate Academy 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
- Primrose Hill Primary School and Children's Centre Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School teach?
- Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Salford.
- Who is the headteacher of Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School is Mrs Krystyna Forster, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Fiddlers Lane Community 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 Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School?
- Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School has 142 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School full?
- Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 142 on roll (68%), 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 Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School is part of PRESTOLEE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 35% in 2023/24 and 59% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School compare with other schools in Salford?
- Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School ranked 40th of 69 primary schools in Salford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- 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 6 July 2026.