The Friars Primary School
Cannon Street, Salford, M3 7EU
362 pupils · 80% of 450 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Salford
- Free school meals
- 43.9%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 5 March 2024, published 24 April 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 48% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 8% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.87 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 53 | 46 | 82 | 48 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 20 | 20 | 43 | 20 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 48 | 38 | 57 | 42 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 44 | 35 | 61 | 36 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 34 | 27 | 44 | 28 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 33 | 32 | 39 | 32 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 41 | 37 | 64 | 41 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 50 | 41 | 72 | 46 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- The Cathedral School of St Peter and St John RC Primary 0.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- River View Community Primary School 0.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Philip's CofE Primary School 0.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Cheetwood Primary School 0.9 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Unity Community Primary 1.5 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- St Paul's CofE Primary School 1.5 km · Good (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.