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444Pupils
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106283URN

Hawarden Road, Altrincham, WA14 1NG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.2per place

0.6 above Trafford median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

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132 applications for 41 places · 12th of 54 in Trafford

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

72%met the expected standard

Trafford 73% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 4 March 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

4 March 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
5 February 2020
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.2applications per place, Reception

0.6 above Trafford median (2.6) 1.0 above England median (2.2)

132 applications · 41 places offered · 36 named it first

2026 3.2; Trafford median median 2.6
2025 2.9; Trafford median median 2.5
2024 2.9; Trafford median median 2.8
2023 3.3; Trafford median median 2.8
2022 2.8; Trafford median median 2.7
2021 3.8; Trafford median median 3.1
2020 3.8; Trafford median median 2.8
2019 4.0; Trafford median median 3.2
2018 3.9; Trafford median median 2.7
2017 4.0; Trafford median median 2.9
2016 4.4; Trafford median median 2.9
2015 3.9; Trafford median median 3.0
2014 3.9; Trafford median median 2.9

More applications per place than the Trafford median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Trafford median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	41	132	3.2	36	0.88
Sep 2025	60	174	2.9	62	1.03
Sep 2024	58	169	2.9	54	0.93
Sep 2023	52	171	3.3	51	0.98
Sep 2022	60	169	2.8	55	0.92
Sep 2021	52	198	3.8	49	0.94
Sep 2020	59	225	3.8	47	0.80
Sep 2019	60	239	4.0	61	1.02
Sep 2018	59	227	3.9	58	0.98
Sep 2017	60	237	4.0	67	1.12
Sep 2016	60	264	4.4	72	1.20
Sep 2015	60	231	3.9	57	0.95
Sep 2014	60	233	3.9	68	1.13

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 84% · Writing 75% · Maths 90% → all three 72% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard72%30th of 55 in Trafford

Trafford 73% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard84%

Trafford 86% England 78%

Higher standard43%

Trafford 47% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Trafford 80% England 75%

Greater depth15%

Trafford 18% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard90%

Trafford 83% England 77%

Higher standard43%

Trafford 39% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

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Trafford median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	72%	13%	108	108
2023/24	82%	23%	108	109
2022/23	74%	11%	108	108

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

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This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.2applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Altrincham CofE (Aided) Primary School
0.8 km · Trafford

Good2023

3.9applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School
0.8 km · Trafford

Outstanding2024

2.4applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
St Hugh's Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Trafford

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.4applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Willows Primary School
1.1 km · Trafford

Remains Good2024

3.2applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Broadheath Primary School
1.2 km · Trafford

Improved significantly2025

2.0applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Park Road Academy Primary School
1.2 km · Trafford

Outstanding2023

6.5applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Tyntesfield Primary School
1.6 km · Trafford

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.7applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Stamford Park Primary School
1.7 km · Trafford

Good2024

3.6applications per place 78%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 106283 · 358/2000
Capacity: 420 pupils · 444 on roll
Free school meals: 8.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Hawarden Road, Altrincham, WA14 1NG
Local authority: Trafford

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources