Academy sponsor led · Trafford

Acre Hall Primary School

2–11Ages
297Pupils
PrimaryPhase
138977URN

Irlam Road, Flixton, Urmston, Manchester, M41 6NA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.8 below Trafford median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Trafford

46 applications for 25 places · 49th of 54 in Trafford

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

45%met the expected standard

Trafford 73% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 18 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
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

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.8 below Trafford median (2.6) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

46 applications · 25 places offered · 25 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.8; Trafford median median 2.6
2025 1.5; Trafford median median 2.5
2024 2.0; Trafford median median 2.8
2023 1.9; Trafford median median 2.8
2022 2.0; Trafford median median 2.7
2021 1.9; Trafford median median 3.1
2020 2.1; Trafford median median 2.8
2019 1.6; Trafford median median 3.2
2018 2.2; Trafford median median 2.7
2017 2.1; Trafford median median 2.9
2016 1.2; Trafford median median 2.9
2015 1.0; Trafford median median 3.0
2014 2.0; Trafford median median 2.9

More applications per place than the Trafford median in 0 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	25	46	1.8	25	1.00
Sep 2025	39	59	1.5	31	0.79
Sep 2024	29	57	2.0	28	0.97
Sep 2023	31	59	1.9	22	0.71
Sep 2022	34	69	2.0	33	0.97
Sep 2021	45	84	1.9	32	0.71
Sep 2020	41	87	2.1	32	0.78
Sep 2019	41	65	1.6	23	0.56
Sep 2018	33	71	2.2	29	0.88
Sep 2017	29	60	2.1	26	0.90
Sep 2016	43	53	1.2	27	0.63
Sep 2015	38	39	1.0	21	0.55
Sep 2014	20	39	2.0	12	0.60

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 45% · Writing 58% · Maths 52% → all three 45% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard45%54th of 55 in Trafford

Trafford 73% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard45%

Trafford 86% England 78%

Higher standard13%

Trafford 47% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard58%

Trafford 80% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Trafford 18% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard52%

Trafford 83% England 77%

Higher standard16%

Trafford 39% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	45%	0%	104	104
2023/24	59%	0%	104	104
2022/23	32%	6%	101	102

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

Acre Hall Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2024

1.8applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
St Monica's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
0.3 km · Trafford

Remains Good2024
St Michael's CofE (Aided) Primary School
1.0 km · Trafford

Good2023

2.2applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Flixton Primary School
1.0 km · Trafford

Remains Good2024

2.9applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School
1.2 km · Salford

2026

1.3applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St Joseph the Worker RC Primary School
1.6 km · Salford

2026

2.1applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Moss Valley Primary Academy
1.7 km · Salford

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.2applications per place 29%met the SATs standard
Irlam Endowed Primary School
1.8 km · Salford

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Woodhouse Primary School
1.8 km · Trafford

Good2023

2.5applications per place 77%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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 138977 · 358/2015
Trust: Bright Futures Educational Trust
Capacity: 343 pupils · 297 on roll
Free school meals: 26.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 July 2013
Replaced: Acre Hall Primary School (URN 133642)
Address: Irlam Road, Flixton, Urmston, Manchester, M41 6NA
Local authority: Trafford

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