Highfield Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Manchester, Trafford
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.347 miles
Published by Trafford Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2021–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Highfield Primary School is a primary school in Manchester, Trafford for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 23 February 2023. Trafford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
Highfield 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 | 0.347 mi |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| 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 | 0.773597152 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 0.347 miles away, the 4th shortest of 12 Trafford primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- The 2026 Reception last distance was nearer the school than in 2021.
- Reception 2026 had 32 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 25 offers went to first-choice families and 7 first-choice families (22%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 60% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%); 0% 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
- Bridgenorth Avenue, Urmston, Manchester, M41 9PA
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Council
- Trafford
- Pupils on roll
- 288 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 23 February 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud of their school and they describe it as ‘an amazing place’.”
- “Pupils enjoy their learning and they do their best to follow the school’s motto by being ready to learn and respectful towards others and keeping themselves safe.”
- “Staff know the pupils and their families well.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, teachers do not provide sufficient opportunity for some pupils to consolidate earlier learning.”
- “That said, on occasion, some pupils’ learning in lessons is disrupted by the behaviour of a minority of their peers.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 May 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) | 60% | 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: 32 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 25 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.
- St Hugh of Lincoln RC Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Davyhulme Primary School 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Kingsway Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Moss Park Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Barton Clough Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- English Martyrs' RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Urmston Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St Matthew's CofE Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published