Navigation Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Altrincham, Trafford
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Trafford Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2021–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Navigation Primary School is a primary school in Altrincham, Trafford for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 4 March 2025. Trafford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
Navigation Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 5.131 mi |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, but places ran out in 1 of the 5 earlier years with a published outcome.
- For Reception 2026, there were 36 first-choice applications for 41 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place; 5 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 72% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 13% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Trafford schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Hawarden Road, Altrincham, WA14 1NG
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Council
- Trafford
- Pupils on roll
- 444 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 4 March 2025
Strengths
- “The school creates a vibrant and inclusive environment where pupils feel safe and happy and are eager to learn.”
- “Staff foster positive relationships with pupils and their families.”
- “This creates a sense of trust and belonging for pupils.”
To improve
- “However, in a couple of subjects, pupils do not have the opportunity to recall and connect new learning to what has been learned before.”
- “As a result, this affects how well some pupils deepen their knowledge in these subjects.”
- “Although the school helps pupils to become fluent and accurate readers, aspects of the curriculum for early writing are not implemented as well as they could be.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 April 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 72% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 36 first-preference applications, 41 offers in total, 36 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Trafford.
- Altrincham CofE (Aided) Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St Vincent's Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Hugh's Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Willows Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Broadheath Primary School 0.7 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Park Road Academy Primary School 0.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Tyntesfield Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Stamford Park Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published