Clifton Primary School
Primary schoolClifton Primary School is a primary school in Salford, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 271 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, March 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 2 March 2023
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 42% of pupils at Clifton Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Salford and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Salford | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 42% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- St Mark's RC Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), July 2024. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)610 m
- Mossfield Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, October 2023. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)620 m
- Wardley CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade. 89% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)750 m
- Co-op Academy SwintonSecondary. Good (overall), June 2024. Attainment 8 of 47.5 (2025/26, provisional)850 m
- SilverdalePupil referral and alternative provision. No outcome in Ofsted's file1.2 km
- St Peter's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, January 2023. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Salford
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).