St Michael's CofE (Aided) Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided 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.
St Michael's CofE (Aided) Primary School is a primary school in Manchester, Trafford for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 21 November 2023. Trafford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
St Michael's 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 | 0.903 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.387 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.924 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 1.114254389 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, but places ran out in 4 of the 5 earlier years, with sharp swings between some years.
- For Reception 2026 there were 25 first-choice applications for 25 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 71% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 13% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- There are 27.3 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 23.9 across 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
- The Grove, Flixton, Manchester, M41 6JB
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Trafford
- Pupils on roll
- 240 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 27.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 21 November 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy to be at this school.”
- “They take great pride in showing care to each other.”
- “Older pupils place a high value on being able to serve as ‘buddies’ to those in the Reception class.”
To improve
- “Although this high achievement is not mirrored in some other areas of the curriculum, pupils still achieve well in most subjects.”
- “That said, the school has not been as thorough in breaking down exactly what children in early years need to learn into a logical order.”
- “In some areas of learning, it is not clear enough to staff what children in early years need to know, and by when, in order to be fully prepared for Year 1.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 January 2024 (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) | 71% | 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: 25 first-preference applications, 25 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 Monica's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Flixton Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Acre Hall Primary School 0.6 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- English Martyrs' RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Urmston Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Woodhouse Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary's CofE Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Our Lady of the Rosary RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published