St Joseph the Worker RC Primary SchoolFiddlers Lane Community Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Salford.
Summary of the comparison
St Joseph the Worker RC Primary School and Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School are primary schools in Salford.
St Joseph the Worker RC Primary School scores 40 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School scores 40 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.
St Joseph the Worker RC Primary School was judged Good and Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School was judged Requires improvement.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 54.0% for St Joseph the Worker RC Primary School and 59.0% for Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at St Joseph the Worker RC Primary School (32.0% in 2022-23, 54.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SalfordSt Joseph the Worker RC Primary School | SalfordFiddlers Lane Community Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D40/100 | D40/100 | |
| Local ranking | 57th of 71 in Salford Stronger figure | 66th of 71 in Salford | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | Ofsted: Requires improvement | |
| School type | Voluntary aided school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-11 | 3-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 182 | 142 | |
| Capacity | 236 | 210 | |
| Location | Salford, M44 6GX | Salford, M44 6QE | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 54.0% | 59.0% Stronger figure | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 7.0% | 7.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 103.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 100.0 | 102.0 Stronger figure | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 212 | 162 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 41.8% | 55.9% | |
| English as an additional language | 19.3% | 12.3% | |
| SEN support | 28.3% | 19.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.8% | 4.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.1% Stronger figure | 7.6% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 21.0% Stronger figure | 26.1% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
St Joseph the Worker RC Primary School
Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School
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