Community school · Trafford

Davyhulme Primary School

3–11Ages
511Pupils
PrimaryPhase
106316URN

Canterbury Road, Urmston, Manchester, M41 0RX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.5per place

0.8 above Trafford median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Trafford

243 applications for 70 places · 9th of 54 in Trafford

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

90%met the expected standard

Trafford 73% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 10 April 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

3.5applications per place, Reception

0.8 above Trafford median (2.6) 1.3 above England median (2.2)

243 applications · 70 places offered · 93 named it first

2026 3.5; Trafford median median 2.6
2025 3.1; Trafford median median 2.5
2024 2.9; Trafford median median 2.8
2023 3.6; Trafford median median 2.8
2022 3.0; Trafford median median 2.7
2021 4.2; Trafford median median 3.1
2020 4.3; Trafford median median 2.8
2019 4.0; Trafford median median 3.2
2018 4.0; Trafford median median 2.7
2017 3.9; Trafford median median 2.9
2016 3.7; Trafford median median 2.9
2015 3.7; Trafford median median 3.0
2014 3.5; 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	70	243	3.5	93	1.33
Sep 2025	70	214	3.1	79	1.13
Sep 2024	69	200	2.9	74	1.07
Sep 2023	70	252	3.6	84	1.20
Sep 2022	70	210	3.0	82	1.17
Sep 2021	70	294	4.2	82	1.17
Sep 2020	70	298	4.3	85	1.21
Sep 2019	70	280	4.0	85	1.21
Sep 2018	70	278	4.0	97	1.39
Sep 2017	70	273	3.9	93	1.33
Sep 2016	69	256	3.7	88	1.28
Sep 2015	70	262	3.7	92	1.31
Sep 2014	70	243	3.5	82	1.17

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 96% · Writing 90% · Maths 97% → all three 90% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard90%2nd of 55 in Trafford

Trafford 73% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard96%

Trafford 86% England 78%

Higher standard54%

Trafford 47% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard90%

Trafford 80% England 75%

Greater depth23%

Trafford 18% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard97%

Trafford 83% England 77%

Higher standard38%

Trafford 39% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Trafford median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	90%	12%	110	109
2023/24	86%	17%	110	108
2022/23	81%	12%	108	106

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

Davyhulme Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

3.5applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Urmston Primary School
0.7 km · Trafford

Good2023

2.8applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Our Lady of the Rosary RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
0.7 km · Trafford

Good2021

2.3applications per place
English Martyrs' RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
0.8 km · Trafford

Remains Good2023

3.0applications per place
Kingsway Primary School
0.8 km · Trafford

Good2023

2.4applications per place
St Hugh of Lincoln RC Primary School
0.9 km · Trafford

Good2024

1.8applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
St Mary's CofE Primary School
0.9 km · Trafford

2026

5.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Highfield Primary School
1.0 km · Trafford

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Barton Clough Primary School
1.2 km · Trafford

Good2024

1.9applications per place 61%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 106316 · 358/2042
Capacity: 542 pupils · 511 on roll
Free school meals: 5.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Replaced: Davyhulme Infant School (URN 106317)
Address: Canterbury Road, Urmston, Manchester, M41 0RX
Local authority: Trafford

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