Voluntary aided school · Trafford

Holy Family Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
199Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
106345URN

Old Hall Road, Sale, M33 2JA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

0.2 below Trafford median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Trafford

41 applications for 17 places · 31st of 54 in Trafford

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

77%met the expected standard

Trafford 73% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 6 October 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

6 October 2022
Graded inspection: Good
8 July 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

2.4applications per place, Reception

0.2 below Trafford median (2.6) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

41 applications · 17 places offered · 17 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.4; Trafford median median 2.6
2025 2.2; Trafford median median 2.5
2024 3.2; Trafford median median 2.8
2023 3.2; Trafford median median 2.8
2022 3.4; Trafford median median 2.7
2021 2.8; Trafford median median 3.1
2020 2.3; Trafford median median 2.8
2019 3.2; Trafford median median 3.2
2018 2.5; Trafford median median 2.7
2017 2.5; Trafford median median 2.9
2016 2.3; Trafford median median 2.9
2015 2.0; Trafford median median 3.0
2014 2.7; Trafford median median 2.9

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	17	41	2.4	17	1.00
Sep 2025	17	37	2.2	17	1.00
Sep 2024	12	38	3.2	12	1.00
Sep 2023	18	57	3.2	17	0.94
Sep 2022	16	55	3.4	15	0.94
Sep 2021	23	65	2.8	20	0.87
Sep 2020	30	69	2.3	29	0.97
Sep 2019	17	54	3.2	17	1.00
Sep 2018	29	72	2.5	26	0.90
Sep 2017	29	71	2.5	21	0.72
Sep 2016	29	66	2.3	20	0.69
Sep 2015	29	59	2.0	16	0.55
Sep 2014	30	82	2.7	36	1.20

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 90% · Maths 80% → all three 77% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard77%20th of 55 in Trafford

Trafford 73% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Trafford 86% England 78%

Higher standard40%

Trafford 47% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard90%

Trafford 80% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Trafford 18% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Trafford 83% England 77%

Higher standard30%

Trafford 39% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	77%	13%	108	106
2023/24	70%	17%	108	107
2022/23	69%	13%	107	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

Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.4applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Worthington Primary School
0.3 km · Trafford

Standards maintained2025

3.9applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Templemoor Infant and Nursery School
0.3 km · Trafford

Good2023

2.6applications per place
Moorlands Junior School
0.4 km · Trafford

Remains Good2023

76%met the SATs standard
Lime Tree Primary Academy
0.4 km · Trafford

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.5applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St Anne's CofE Primary School
0.6 km · Trafford

Remains Good2024

3.0applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Button Lane Primary School
1.3 km · Manchester

Good2023

3.0applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.3 km · Trafford

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Springfield Primary School
1.5 km · Trafford

2026

3.7applications per place 80%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: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 106345 · 358/3309
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 199 on roll
Free school meals: 13.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Old Hall Road, Sale, M33 2JA
Local authority: Trafford

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