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School Atlas lists 76 state primary schools, 16 state secondary schools, 1 all-through school, 5 special schools, 3 alternative provision schools and 1 post-16 school or college in Salford. It also lists 33 independent schools and 96 nurseries and other early-years settings.
Of the state primary, secondary and all-through schools, 44 have a religious character: 21 Roman Catholic, 18 Church of England, 2 Jewish, 2 Methodist and 1 Christian.
Of the 93 state primary, secondary and all-through schools in Salford, 47 hold an Ofsted overall-effectiveness grade from their last graded inspection: 6 Outstanding, 40 Good and 1 Requires improvement.
Ofsted stopped giving state schools a single overall grade in September 2024. Since November 2025 its report cards grade each area separately; 23 of these schools have had one.
We hold the catchment area for 15 schools in Salford. Select a school on the map to see its area.
We also hold last-distance-offered records for 82 schools. That distance is not always a cut-off: at a school with places to spare it is simply the furthest applicant.