North Walkden Primary School
Community school in Manchester, Salford.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 220 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 236 |
| Free school meals | 45.00% |
| Local authority | Salford |
| Address | Worsley Road North, Walkden, Worsley, Manchester, M28 3QD |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.northwalkdenprimaryschool.co.uk |
| Telephone | 01619212921 |
| URN | 105922 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 28 April 2026, published 18 June 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 20 March 2024, published 15 May 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
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
- Bridgewater Primary School (primary school, about 0.7 km)
- St Edmund's RC Primary School (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- St Paul's CofE Primary School (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- St Andrew's Methodist Primary School (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- St Peter's CofE Primary School (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- St James CofE Primary School, Farnworth (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- Dukesgate Academy (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- Kearsley West 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.