St Luke's CofE Primary School
St Luke's CofE Primary School is an academy converter in Salford for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has a Church of England religious character. It has 437 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for St Luke's CofE Primary School is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in June 2024 of its predecessor, St Luke's CofE Primary School.
Ofsted inspection: April 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 3-11 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Address | Weaste Lane St. Lukes C of E Primary School Salford Greater Manchester M5 5JH |
| Reference Number | 151637 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 437 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 51.49%
Girls: 48.51% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 41% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 36.2% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 29.1 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.7 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.9 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | 33 | 57 |
| 2 | 29 | 29 | 58 |
| 3 | 33 | 27 | 60 |
| 4 | 35 | 25 | 60 |
| 5 | 30 | 29 | 59 |
| 6 | 27 | 33 | 60 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 44.6% |
| African | 12.6% |
| White, Other | 10.1% |
| Mixed, Other | 7.3% |
| Unclassified | 4.1% |
| Indian | 3% |
| Asian, Other | 2.1% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 1.4% |
| White & Asian | 0.9% |
| Chinese | 0.7% |
| White & Black (African) | 0.7% |
| Pakistani | 0.7% |
| Irish | 0.2% |
| Caribbean | 0.2% |
This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, St Luke's CofE Primary School, inspected in June 2024.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Requires Improvement |
| Last Report Date | This school has not had an inspection yet. |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 04 Apr 2025 | Academy conversion letter |
Reception admissions, 2026 entry
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| Number of Applications | Number of Offers | |
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| Second Preference | 16 | 5 |
| Third Preference | 11 | 1 |
| From another Local Authority | 0 | 0 |
Places and pupil numbers
In 2024–25 St Luke's CofE Primary School had 415 pupils for 420 places. 5 places (1.2%) were unfilled.
Reception intake in the “Weaste and Langworthy Primary” planning area
Salford counted 256 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 248 in 2029–30, down 3%.
Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.
In 2025–26 St Luke's CofE Primary School had 22.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7).
Pupils per teacher
| 2026 | |
|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 12.4 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | – |
| Sick days per teacher | – |
Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.
In 2025–26, 25.6% of pupils at St Luke's CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Speech, language and communication needs | 49 | 5 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 28 | 1 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 7 | 12 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 12 | 0 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 11 | 1 |
| Hearing impairment | 3 | 0 |
| Physical disability | 1 | 1 |
| No specialist assessment of need | 1 | 0 |
Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.
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All schools in Salford · Salford local authority: places and applications
St Luke's CofE Primary School is part of Thrive Church of England Academy Trust Ltd, which runs 5 schools. The nearest others:
- West Didsbury CE Primary School Manchester
- Didsbury CofE Primary School Manchester
- St Wilfrid's CofE Aided Primary School Northenden Manchester
- St Elisabeth's Church of England Primary Stockport
What is St Luke's CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for St Luke's CofE Primary School is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in June 2024 of its predecessor, St Luke's CofE Primary School.
When was St Luke's CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?
St Luke's CofE Primary School was last inspected in April 2025.
How many pupils does St Luke's CofE Primary School have?
St Luke's CofE Primary School has 437 pupils on roll.
What age range does St Luke's CofE Primary School cover?
St Luke's CofE Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.
Where is St Luke's CofE Primary School?
St Luke's CofE Primary School is at Weaste Lane, St. Lukes C of E Primary School, Salford, Greater Manchester, M5 5JH.