Stretford High School
Secondary · Foundation school · Ages 11–16 · Manchester, Trafford
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.12 miles
Published by Trafford Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2021–2026 (miles)
Stretford High School is a secondary school in Manchester, Trafford for ages 11–16 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 13 November 2024. Trafford has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2021 to 2026 entry.
Stretford High 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 |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 1.12 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 0.913 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 0.863 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | 0.655 mi |
| Year 7 2022 | Not published |
| Year 7 2021 | 1.52916 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 37% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 44.4 (England 46).
- In 2026 the last child offered a Year 7 place lived 1.12 miles away, the 3rd shortest of 12 Trafford secondary schools with a published last distance.
- Year 7 2026 had 176 first-choice applications for 196 offers; 151 offers went to first-choice families and 25 first-choice families (14%) were not offered a place.
- 46% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Trafford is 18.8%.
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
- Great Stone Road, Stretford, Manchester, M32 0XA
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- State-funded
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Trafford
- Pupils on roll
- 1,000 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 46% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 13 November 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud of the diversity represented within their school.”
- “Pupils said that everyone is free to be themselves.”
- “This creates a sense of belonging which helps pupils to feel happy in school.”
To improve
- “However, at times, some teachers do not conduct these checks successfully to identify where pupils have missed or forgotten their learning.”
- “On occasions, some teachers move learning on before some pupils are ready.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 December 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 37% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 44.4 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 176 first-preference applications, 196 offers in total, 151 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 secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Trafford.
- Stretford Grammar School 1.0 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Lostock High School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy 1.9 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Urmston Grammar Academy 2.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Sale Grammar School 2.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Sale High School 3.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ashton-on-Mersey School 3.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Flixton Girls School 3.2 mi Good Last distance published