James Brindley Community Primary School
Parr Fold Avenue, Walkden, Manchester, M28 7HE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE LINK EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kate Stokes
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bolton South and Walkden
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 250
- Pupils on roll
- 239
- URN
- 150187
- Local authority
- Salford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01615608177
About this school
James Brindley Community Primary School is a primary academy in Manchester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 239 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 19 March 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 82% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 96% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 111.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110.0 |
Trends over time
How James Brindley 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 238 |
| 2024/25 | 236 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How James Brindley Community Primary School compares
James Brindley Community Primary School ranked 7th of 69 primary schools in Salford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 90% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 82% | 3.3% | 8.7% | 239 | — |
| Ellenbrook Community Primary School | 73% | 3.8% | 7.2% | 439 | 0.4 miles |
| Mesne Lea Primary School | 56% | 5.6% | 27.6% | 441 | 0.5 miles |
| Christ The King RC Primary School | 89% | 3.8% | 16.3% | 234 | 0.8 miles |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School | 76% | 4.8% | 44.3% | 355 | 0.9 miles |
| St Andrew's Methodist Primary School | 77% | 5.1% | 36.7% | 229 | 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)
- 8.74%
- English as an additional language
- 5.1%
- Overall absence
- 3.26%
- Persistent absence
- 3.31%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ellenbrook Community Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Mesne Lea Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Christ The King RC Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Manchester
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St Paul's CofE Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Manchester
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St Andrew's Methodist Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
James Brindley Community Primary School ranks 12th 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 year groups does James Brindley Community Primary School teach?
- James Brindley Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of James Brindley Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of James Brindley Community Primary School is Mrs Kate Stokes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was James Brindley Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected James Brindley 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 big is James Brindley Community Primary School?
- James Brindley Community Primary School has 239 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is James Brindley Community Primary School full?
- James Brindley Community Primary School has capacity for 250 pupils and 239 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is James Brindley Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. James Brindley Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does James Brindley Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records James Brindley Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs James Brindley Community Primary School?
- James Brindley Community Primary School is part of THE LINK EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does James Brindley Community Primary School rank locally?
- James Brindley Community Primary School ranked 7th of 69 primary schools in Salford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 90% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is James Brindley Community Primary School's absence rate?
- James Brindley Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are James Brindley Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, James Brindley 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 10 July 2026.