St Ann's RC 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 Ann's RC Primary School is a primary school in Manchester, Trafford for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Some aspects not as strong, from the inspection on 30 April 2025. Trafford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
St Ann's 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 | 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
- Ofsted's latest outcome, on 30 April 2025, was some aspects not as strong, following Good in 2020; 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Trafford hold Good.
- In 2024/25, 53% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 6% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026 had 37 first-choice applications for 38 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 19.8% of pupils, against a middle figure of 31.3% 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
- Derbyshire Lane, Stretford, Manchester, M32 8SH
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Trafford
- Pupils on roll
- 415 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Some aspects not as strong Inspected 30 April 2025
Strengths
- “Most pupils are happy at the school and describe it as friendly and welcoming.”
- “Pupils respond positively to the school’s high expectations and achieve well in reading and mathematics.”
- “The school celebrates each pupil’s uniqueness, for instance through its talent show and very well organised art exhibition events.”
To improve
- “However, the curriculum is not taught consistently well in some other subjects.”
- “This means that pupils do not learn well enough in some of the curriculum.”
- “However, some parents and carers and staff said that, at times, the school does not manage pupils’ behaviour and issues of bullying effectively.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 June 2025 (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) | 53% | 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: 37 first-preference applications, 38 offers in total, 37 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.
- Victoria Park Junior School 0.1 mi Good
- Victoria Park Infant School 0.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Gorse Hill Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Moss Park Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Matthew's CofE Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Teresa's RC Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Hilda's CofE Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Kings Road Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published