Altrincham CofE (Aided) Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · 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.
Altrincham CofE (Aided) Primary School is a primary school in Altrincham, Trafford for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 10 January 2023. Trafford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
Altrincham CofE (Aided) 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 | 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026 had 13 first-choice applications for 14 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- The school has 23.3 pupils per teacher; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Trafford is 21.9.
- In 2024/25, 62% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Trafford.
- In 2024/25, 0% of pupils reached the higher standard at the end of primary school (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
- Townfield Road, Altrincham, WA14 4DS
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Trafford
- Pupils on roll
- 211 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 10 January 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy to attend this welcoming and caring school.”
- “Leaders and staff are ambitious for the achievement of all pupils, including those with special education needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
- “Pupils achieve well in the majority of subjects.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects, leaders have not identified the wellordered steps in learning from the early years through to Year 1 and into key stages 1 and 2.”
- “However, they struggle to recall or use this knowledge in their later learning.”
- “In a few subjects, subject leaders’ work to gather this information is less well developed.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 March 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) | 62% | 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: 13 first-preference applications, 14 offers in total, 13 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 Vincent's Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Navigation Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Stamford Park Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Oldfield Brow Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Broadheath Primary School 1.0 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Willows Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Hugh's Catholic Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Park Road Academy Primary School 1.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published