Voluntary aided school · Trafford

St Michael's CofE (Aided) Primary School

3–11Ages
240Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
106350URN

The Grove, Flixton, Manchester, M41 6JB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.5 below Trafford median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Trafford

54 applications for 25 places · 41st of 54 in Trafford

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%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 · 21 November 2023Ofsted'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

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

2.2applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Trafford median (2.6) close to England median (2.2)

54 applications · 25 places offered · 25 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.2; Trafford median median 2.6
2025 2.5; Trafford median median 2.5
2024 2.4; Trafford median median 2.8
2023 2.6; Trafford median median 2.8
2022 2.5; Trafford median median 2.7
2021 3.2; Trafford median median 3.1
2020 2.7; Trafford median median 2.8
2019 3.2; Trafford median median 3.2
2018 2.6; Trafford median median 2.7
2017 3.0; Trafford median median 2.9
2016 2.7; Trafford median median 2.9
2015 3.3; Trafford median median 3.0
2014 3.0; 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	25	54	2.2	25	1.00
Sep 2025	23	58	2.5	20	0.87
Sep 2024	30	73	2.4	35	1.17
Sep 2023	30	77	2.6	37	1.23
Sep 2022	30	76	2.5	33	1.10
Sep 2021	30	97	3.2	43	1.43
Sep 2020	30	82	2.7	34	1.13
Sep 2019	30	95	3.2	42	1.40
Sep 2018	29	75	2.6	29	1.00
Sep 2017	30	91	3.0	38	1.27
Sep 2016	30	80	2.7	33	1.10
Sep 2015	30	100	3.3	40	1.33
Sep 2014	30	90	3.0	34	1.13

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 71% · Maths 84% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%32nd of 55 in Trafford

Trafford 73% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard90%

Trafford 86% England 78%

Higher standard48%

Trafford 47% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Trafford 80% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Trafford 18% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard84%

Trafford 83% England 77%

Higher standard35%

Trafford 39% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	71%	13%	108	107
2023/24	75%	6%	107	107
2022/23	69%	16%	109	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

St Michael's CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.2applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
St Monica's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
0.8 km · Trafford

Remains Good2024
Flixton Primary School
0.8 km · Trafford

Remains Good2024

2.9applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Acre Hall Primary School
1.0 km · Trafford

Requires improvement2024

1.8applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
English Martyrs' RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.7 km · Trafford

Remains Good2023

3.0applications per place
Urmston Primary School
1.7 km · Trafford

Good2023

2.8applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Woodhouse Primary School
1.8 km · Trafford

Good2023

2.5applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St Mary's CofE Primary School
1.8 km · Trafford

2026

5.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Our Lady of the Rosary RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
2.1 km · Trafford

Good2021

2.3applications per place

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: 106350 · 358/3314
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 218 pupils · 240 on roll
Free school meals: 7.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: The Grove, Flixton, Manchester, M41 6JB
Local authority: Trafford

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