St Vincent's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Altrincham, Trafford
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.439 miles
Published by Trafford Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2021–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Altrincham, Trafford for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 18 June 2024. Trafford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
St Vincent's Catholic 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 | 0.439 mi |
| 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 | 0.99 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 1.246377371 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception entry in 2026 the last child offered a place lived 0.439 miles from the school, the 5th shortest of the 12 Trafford primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- The middle figure across those 12 Trafford primary schools was 0.58 miles for Reception entry in 2026, and 48 other schools offered every applicant a place.
- The 2026 Reception last distance was the shortest of the 3 years with a published distance, and nearer the school than in 2021.
- In Reception 2026 entry there were 96 first-choice applications for 90 offers; 86 offers went to first-choice families and 10 first-choice families (10%) were not offered a place.
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
- Orchard Road, Altrincham, WA15 8EY
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Trafford
- Pupils on roll
- 632 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 2.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 18 June 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and flourish at this exceptional school.”
- “Through exciting learning opportunities, children in the early years get off to a flying start.”
- “Pupils across the school are nurtured by staff who give them every opportunity to succeed and to shine.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 July 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) | 89% | 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: 96 first-preference applications, 90 offers in total, 86 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.
- Altrincham CofE (Aided) Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Navigation Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Stamford Park Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Willows Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Hugh's Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Cloverlea Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Park Road Academy Primary School 1.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Broadheath Primary School 1.2 mi Improved significantly Last distance published