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School admissions in Salford

How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.

Reception places, September 2026

30 schools. 7 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
Holy Family VA RC Primary SchoolSalford1.5330not published
Willow Tree Primary SchoolSalford1.24590.398 miles 2026
River View Community Primary SchoolSalford1.17590.458 miles 2026
The Cathedral School of St Peter and St John RC PrimarySalford1.1730not published
St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary SchoolSalford1.1060not published
St Philip's RC Primary SchoolSalford1.0745not published
St Joseph's RC Primary SchoolSalford1.0330not published
Brentnall AcademySalford1.00171.239 miles 2015
Dukesgate AcademySalford1.00200.677 miles 2024
Moss Valley Primary AcademySalford1.00190.144 miles 2015
St Joseph the Worker RC Primary SchoolSalford1.0013not published
St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolSalford1.0029not published
Summerville Primary SchoolSalford1.00201.181 miles 2020
Wharton Primary SchoolSalford1.00340.574 miles 2015
St Luke's RC Primary SchoolSalford0.9849not published
Broughton Jewish Cassel Fox Primary SchoolSalford0.9735not published
St Boniface RC Primary SchoolSalford0.9522not published
St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolSalford0.9522not published
Marlborough Road AcademySalford0.95200.431 miles 2015
Lower Kersal Community Primary SchoolSalford0.93280.558 miles 2025
Fiddlers Lane Community Primary SchoolSalford0.9213not published
St George's CofE Primary SchoolSalford0.90210.355 miles 2024
St Sebastian's RC Primary SchoolSalford0.9030not published
Light Oaks Infant SchoolSalford0.88780.815 miles 2020
The Friars Primary SchoolSalford0.8753not published
Monton Green Primary SchoolSalford0.86590.741 miles 2026
Primrose Hill Primary School and Children's CentreSalford0.86871.651 miles 2024
St Luke's CofE Primary SchoolSalford0.86580.613 miles 2022
Lark Hill Community Primary SchoolSalford0.75791.013 miles 2017
St Philip's CofE Primary SchoolSalford0.7330not published

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.

Year 7 places, September 2026

4 schools. 2 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
All Hallows RC High SchoolSalford1.66149not published
Beis Yaakov High SchoolSalford1.3040not published
The Albion AcademySalford0.861951.194 miles 2025
Buile Hill AcademySalford0.621783.405 miles 2016

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.