Heyes Lane 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.
Heyes Lane Primary School is a primary school in Altrincham, Trafford for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 23 November 2022. Trafford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
Heyes Lane 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 | 1.46 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 applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as happened at 47 of the 59 other Trafford primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Places ran out (a last distance was published) for Reception in 1 of the 5 earlier years with a published outcome.
- 27 of the 152 Reception applications in 2026 (18%) came from families living outside Trafford; 5 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 78% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 4th lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Trafford.
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
- Crofton Avenue, Timperley, Altrincham, WA15 6BZ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Council
- Trafford
- Pupils on roll
- 577 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 23 November 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to school.”
- “They feel well cared for and safe.”
- “Pupils, parents, carers and staff agree that this is a warm, kind and welcoming school.”
To improve
- “In a small number of subjects, however, leaders’ curricular thinking is not as well developed.”
- “As a result, pupils do not logically build their knowledge over time.”
- “However, in some subjects, teachers do not check how well pupils have understood what they have been taught over time.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 January 2023 (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) | 78% | 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: 53 first-preference applications, 55 offers in total, 53 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.
- Brooklands Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Hugh's Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Park Road Academy Primary School 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Willows Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Tyntesfield Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Woodheys Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Cloverlea Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published