Godfrey Ermen Memorial CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school in Manchester, Salford.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Voluntary aided school |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Church of England |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 386 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 420 |
| Free school meals | 40.20% |
| Local authority | Salford |
| Address | School Road, Eccles, Manchester, M30 7BJ |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.gems-salford.co.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01613991416 |
| URN | 105946 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 21 April 2026, published 10 June 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 24 January 2024, published 6 March 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 23 November 2022, outcome: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Beech Street Community Primary School (primary school, about 0.4 km)
- Holy Cross and All Saints RC Primary School (primary school, about 0.5 km)
- Lewis Street Primary School (primary school, about 0.6 km)
- Christ Church CofE Primary School (primary school, about 0.7 km)
- St Gilbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Eccles (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- St Andrew's CofE Primary School (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- St Mary's RC Primary School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Barton Moss Community Primary School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.