Cavendish Road, Salford M7 4WP
10 reasons to choose St Philip's Roman Catholic Primary School, Salford
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St Philip’s Roman Catholic Primary School, Salford has a Schoolsmith Score® of 69. It is one of the best state primary schools in Salford and one of the 8 best independent or state primaries within 1 mile.
School fundamentals
St Philip’s Roman Catholic Primary School, Salford is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided faith school. The school was also rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection. Reception places are usually oversubscribed every year, on first preference.
Average class size
St Philip’s Roman Catholic Primary School, Salford usually has two classes per year, sometimes one, and an average class size of 28 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that St Philip’s Roman Catholic Primary School, Salford ranks in the top 29% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 28% of schools.
The St Philip's Roman Catholic Primary School, Salford curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Catholic social morality and also includes PSHE, French. It is subject based, organised by cross curricular ‘Creative Curriculum’ themes for the foundation subjects, and includes some cross-curricular projects. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups and visiting speakers.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for languages, music and sport.
Sport at St Philip's Roman Catholic Primary School, Salford
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at St Philip's Roman Catholic Primary School, Salford
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours are from 8.40am to 3.10pm though after school clubs may extend the day.
Find another school near St Philip's Roman Catholic Primary School, Salford
Prestwich Preparatory School (1.6 miles); Chetham’s School of Music, Junior department (2.5 miles); Clarendon Cottage School (4.4 miles).
King David Primary School (1 mile); St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School (1 mile); Lower Kersal Community Primary School (1.1 miles).
Mechinoh School (0.7 miles); Etz Chaim Boys’ School (1 mile); Chetham’s School of Music (2.5 miles).
Manchester Mesivta School (0.8 miles); Beis Yaakov High School (0.8 miles); St Monica’s RC High School and Sixth Form Centre (1.1 miles).