Trafford Alternative Education Provision
Pupil referral unit · Ages 5–16 · Altrincham, Trafford
Trafford Alternative Education Provision is a pupil referral unit in Altrincham, Trafford for ages 5–16. Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 25 March 2025.
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Key facts
- Address
- Brentwood Avenue, Timperley, Altrincham, WA14 1SR
- Type
- Pupil referral unit
- Ages
- 5–16
- Sector
- State-funded
- Council
- Trafford
- Pupils on roll
- 53 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 62.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 7.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 25 March 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive at this warm and inclusive school.”
- “They benefit from a culture that celebrates diversity and difference.”
- “Staff transform many pupils’ lives by helping them to get back on track with their education.”
To improve
- “However, there remain a small number of subjects that are less well developed than others.”
- “In these subjects, the knowledge, and order in which pupils should learn it, is not as clear as it could be.”
- “This means that a few teachers are not certain about what they need to teach and by when.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 May 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Nearby special, independent and other schools
Straight-line distance, in Trafford.
- Forest School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Pictor Academy 0.7 mi Some aspects not as strong
- Brentwood School 1.2 mi Standards maintained
- Bowdon Preparatory School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Hale Preparatory School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Altrincham Preparatory School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Forest Park Preparatory School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Manor Academy Sale 1.9 mi School remains Good