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Alder Brook Primary Partnership Centre

Pupil referral unit / alternative provision · ages 4-11MixedAcademy alternative provision converter77 pupilsSalford
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
OfstedGoodLast Ofsted inspection, September 2023
Pupils from low-income families78%Far more than most schools
Places13 spare77 pupils, 90 places
Pupils per teacher4.3School workforce census
Pupils on roll77Census January 2026

Alder Brook Primary Partnership Centre is an academy alternative provision converter in Salford for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 77 pupils and room for 90. About 78 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2023.

Walnut Road, Winton, Salford, M30 8LE0161 560 8174alderbrook.org.ukMr Giles Caldwell head teacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 19 September 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Good overall.

TeachingOfsted calls this “quality of education”
Good
BehaviourOfsted calls this “behaviour and attitudes”
Good
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development”
Good
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”
Good
Early years
0
Safeguarding
Effective
Yes

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Salford council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll77Census January 2026
Places9086% full
Pupils from low-income families78%78% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English1%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support26%20 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan74%57 pupils with a plan
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)58%£68,525 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls63 / 14
White British pupils79%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (56), language and communications needs (8), Moderate learning difficulty (6), Autistic spectrum disorder (5), Other difficulty or disability (2).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024
Pupils on roll777456
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals78%81%77%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language1%4%2%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support30%32%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans70%61%

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers20.0full-time equivalent, 20 people
Pupils per teacher4.3Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers95%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants84.1full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£54,018
Teachers who left in the year9%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher0.02024/25

Money

From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£44,177England £7,128. Total £3.5m
Income per pupil£41,557England £7,587. Total £3.3m
Spent on teachers per pupil£11,506England £3,405
Money in reserve-3%In the red: -£90k, -£1,138 per pupil. England 9%
Money in against money out-£207kit spent more than it took in this year
Where the money goes£44,177spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Local crime rate0 per 1,000 people100% lower than the England average
Typical house price£230,000Salford
Nearest bus stop60 mWalker Road, 7 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Westwood Park Community Primary SchoolCouncil530 m285Report card 20269Compare
Bridgewater SchoolIndependent (grammar)740 m439Not inspectedCompare
St Gilbert's RC Primary SchoolRoman Catholic0.7 miles227No overall grade 202553Compare
Broadoak Primary SchoolAcademy0.7 miles479Outstanding 202498Compare
St Mark's CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England0.8 miles437Good 202491Compare
St Patrick's RC High SchoolRoman Catholic0.8 miles912Report card 202578Compare
New Park AcademyAcademy0.9 miles200Good 2022Compare
Monton Green Primary SchoolCouncil1.1 miles440Good 202355Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Alder Brook Primary Partnership Centre a good school?

Alder Brook Primary Partnership Centre doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in September 2023.

What is Alder Brook Primary Partnership Centre's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Alder Brook Primary Partnership Centre good at its last full inspection on 19 September 2023.

How many pupils does Alder Brook Primary Partnership Centre have?

77 pupils aged 4 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 90 places, so it is 86% full.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Walnut Road, Winton, Salford, M30 8LE
Telephone
0161 560 8174
Website
www.alderbrook.org.uk
Head Teacher
Mr Giles Caldwell
Type of school
Academy alternative provision converter (Academy alternative provision converter, academies)
Phase
Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Multi-academy trust
The Link Education Trust (8 schools)
Local authority
Salford
Ward
Worsley & Westwood Park
Constituency
Worsley and Eccles
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 January 2024 (academy converter)
URN
150193 · LAESTAB 3551103 · UKPRN 10093475
Formerly
Alder Brook

Where these figures come from