Woodhouse Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Manchester, 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.
Woodhouse 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 19 April 2023. Trafford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
Woodhouse 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 | 3.885 mi |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | 0.228 mi |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | 1.133573513 mi |
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, but places ran out (a last distance was published) in 3 of the 5 earlier years.
- Reception 2026 had 27 first-choice applications for 29 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 77% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and 20% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The 2024/25 figure of 77% was the 3rd highest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Trafford that have results.
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
- Nursery Road, Davyhulme, Urmston, Manchester, M41 7WW
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Council
- Trafford
- Pupils on roll
- 228 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 19 April 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are very proud to be members of Woodhouse Primary School.”
- “They are inquisitive, kind to each other, eager to learn and exceptionally well behaved.”
- “Pupils feel happy, safe and secure at school.”
To improve
- “However, in a few areas of the curriculum, pupils are not learning as well as they should.”
- “This is because teachers do not routinely provide opportunities for pupils to revisit and consolidate their learning.”
- “Consequently, in these subjects, some pupils have not acquired essential knowledge securely.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 June 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) | 77% | 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: 27 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 27 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 Mary's CofE Primary School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Our Lady of the Rosary RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Flixton Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Urmston 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
- Davyhulme Primary School 0.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Michael's CofE (Aided) Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Acre Hall Primary School 1.1 mi Requires improvement Last distance published