# The Cathedral School of St Peter and St John RC Primary

The Cathedral School of St Peter and St John RC Primary is a primary school in Salford, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 213 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E105964. [Salford](https://openindex.co.uk/salford)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 213
- Council: Salford
- URN: 105964

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 11 June 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Post-16 provision: Not applicable
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 10% of pupils at The Cathedral School of St Peter and St John RC Primary 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 | 10% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [The Friars Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-friars-primary-school-e105896): 220 m. Primary. Good (overall), March 2024. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Angel Meadow School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/angel-meadow-school-e152513): 470 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [St Philip's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-philips-cofe-primary-school-e105944): 580 m. Primary. Good (overall), September 2023. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [River View Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/river-view-community-primary-school-e136076): 780 m. Primary. School remains Good, September 2023. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Chetham's School of Music](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chethams-school-of-music-e105588): 1.1 km. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Cheetwood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cheetwood-primary-school-e105461): 1.1 km. Primary. Good (overall), July 2024. 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/105964)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/105964)

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