St Alphonsus RC Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · 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 Alphonsus RC Primary School is a primary school in Manchester, Trafford for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 22 October 2024. Trafford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
St Alphonsus RC 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 | 0.778 mi |
| 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
- In 2024/25, 76% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Trafford.
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, but places ran out in 1 of the 5 earlier years with a published outcome.
- For Reception 2026, 10 of the 28 applications (36%) came from families living outside Trafford, and 4 offers went to them; there were 11 first-choice applications for 11 offers.
- 46.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, above the middle figure of 31.7% 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
- Hamilton Street, Off Stretford Road, Old Trafford, Manchester, M16 7PT
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Trafford
- Pupils on roll
- 167 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 46.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 22 October 2024
Strengths
- “The school is highly ambitious for the achievement of pupils, including disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
- “Pupils benefit from exceptional personal, social and emotional support.”
- “This contributes strongly to how well pupils achieve.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, teaching does not develop pupils’ vocabulary well enough.”
- “As a result, pupils’ cannot explain their understanding and discuss their learning with as much clarity as they should.”
- “However, the school’s approaches to provide opportunities for pupils to retain key knowledge over time are at an early stage in some subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 November 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) | 76% | 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: 11 first-preference applications, 11 offers in total, 11 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.
- Old Trafford Community Academy 0.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Seymour Park Community Primary School 0.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Kings Road Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St Hilda's CofE Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Teresa's RC Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Gorse Hill Primary School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Victoria Park Junior School 1.9 mi Good
- St Ann's RC Primary School 2.0 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published