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Lower Kersal Community Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMiss Sarah Steward

location_onSalford, M7 3TN

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

230

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Expected Standard

53%

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Demand Ratio

1.2x

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Lower Kersal Community Primary School is a Community school primary school in Salford, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.2×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 76% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Lower Kersal Community Primary School is a community school in Salford, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 249 pupils on roll, of whom 51% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 53% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #48 of 71 primaries in Salford and #10,233 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.2× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 16.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.4 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 58%

Reading67% LA 73%

Writing67% LA 68%

Maths63% LA 71%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading66% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing62% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths69% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 53%England 60%

Reading74% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing74% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths90% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.8

Read

LA -0.6

-5.1 to -0.5

-0.8

Write

LA -0.9

-3.0 to 1.4

0.6

Maths

LA -0.4

-1.6 to 2.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

82%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading91% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing98% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths86% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.8

Read

LA 0.4

2.8 to 6.9

7.8

Write

LA 0.4

6.0 to 9.7

1.7

Maths

LA 0.4

-0.1 to 3.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

100%

LA 63%

Reading100% LA 73%

Writing100% LA 76%

Maths100% LA 75%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

5.6

Read

LA 0.4

3.2 to 8

4.9

Write

LA 0.3

2.6 to 7.2

Maths

LA 0.6

0.8 to 5.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

26 September 2023

Inspection Report

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06 June 2018

Inspection Report

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18 June 2014

Inspection Report

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18 December 2012

Inspection Report

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23 October 2012

Inspection Report

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13 July 2010

Inspection Report

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08 October 2007

Inspection Report

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31 March 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2018-06-06

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-06-18

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-10-23

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.4%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.4%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 249 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.4%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	249	1	0.4%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	248	1	0.4%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	247	1	0.4%	0.8%	1
2023/24 (Spring term)	245	8	3.3%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	240	6	2.5%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	233	2	0.9%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	230	2	0.9%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	231	2	0.9%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	233	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	237	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	233	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	233	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	230	1	0.4%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	232	2	0.9%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	231	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	231	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	231	3	1.3%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	247	5	2.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	249	2	0.8%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	250	2	0.8%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	252	4	1.6%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	252	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	254	4	1.6%	0.5%	1
2016/17 (Summer term)	257	4	1.6%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	256	4	1.6%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	254	6	2.4%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 38 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 18 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 16 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils