Park Road Academy Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Altrincham, Trafford
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.318 miles
Published by Trafford Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2021–2026 (miles)
Park Road Academy Primary School is a primary school in Altrincham, Trafford for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 21 November 2023. Trafford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
Park Road Academy 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 | 0.318 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.494 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.269 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.243 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.162 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.74369514 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 0.318 miles away, the shortest of 12 Trafford primary schools with a published last distance.
- Reception entry in 2026 had 56 first-choice applications for 30 offers, 1.9 first choices per offer, the highest of 58 Trafford primary schools.
- For Reception entry in 2026, 30 offers went to first-choice families and 26 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 90% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and 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
- Frieston Road, Timperley, Altrincham, WA14 5AP
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Council
- Trafford
- Pupils on roll
- 236 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 1.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 21 November 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are provided with the best possible start to their education at this exceptional school.”
- “The school is highly ambitious for pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
- “Pupils embody the school’s values in all that they do.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 January 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) | 90% | 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: 56 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 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.
- St Hugh's Catholic Primary School 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Tyntesfield Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Woodheys Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Heyes Lane Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Willows Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Navigation Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Brooklands Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Broadheath Primary School 0.8 mi Improved significantly Last distance published