Urmston Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Manchester, Trafford
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.341 miles
Published by Trafford Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2021–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Urmston Primary School is a primary school in Manchester, Trafford for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 25 May 2023. Trafford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
Urmston 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 | 1.341 mi |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | 1.292 mi |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | 0.693260918 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 1.341 miles from the school, 4th longest of 12 Trafford primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- The 2026 Reception last distance was further than in 2021, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 3 years with a published distance.
- For Reception 2026 there were 67 first-choice applications for 70 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 69% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 17% 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
- Wycliffe Road, Urmston, Manchester, M41 5AH
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Council
- Trafford
- Pupils on roll
- 497 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 25 May 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are fond of their school.”
- “Right from the youngest age, they strive to uphold the school’s values of happiness, respect, kindness, responsibility, pride and resilience.”
- “Leaders and staff have successfully forged strong, trusting relationships with pupils and their families.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, some staff do not address pupils’ misconceptions and gaps in prior learning swiftly enough.”
- “On occasion, this hinders some pupils from connecting new learning with what they know already.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 July 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) | 69% | 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: 67 first-preference applications, 70 offers in total, 67 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.
- English Martyrs' RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Davyhulme Primary School 0.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Mary's CofE Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Our Lady of the Rosary RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Woodhouse Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Flixton Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Highfield Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Kingsway Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published