Elmridge Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Altrincham, 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.
Elmridge Primary School is a primary school in Altrincham, Trafford for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 28 November 2023. Trafford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
Elmridge 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 | 2.883 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 2.683 mi |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | 2.846 mi |
| 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
- Every applicant was offered a place in Reception 2026, but places ran out, with a last distance published, in 3 of the 5 earlier Reception years.
- Reception 2026 had 14 first-choice applications for 15 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- 6 of the 52 applications in Reception 2026 (12%) came from families living outside Trafford, and 3 offers went to them.
- Reading, writing and maths: 66% met the expected standard in 2024/25 (England 62%), the 3rd lowest 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
- Wilton Drive, Hale Barns, Altrincham, WA15 0JF
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Council
- Trafford
- Pupils on roll
- 199 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 28 November 2023
Strengths
- “Smiling, confident, happy and friendly pupils feel at ease in this school.”
- “They look out for one another.”
- “Pupils value the diversity in the school.”
To improve
- “In some areas, although changes have been made, it is too early to be able to measure the impact of them.”
- “However, due to a previously weak curriculum, a small number of pupils have gaps in their knowledge and struggle to make links in their learning.”
- “However, on occasion in some subjects, teachers do not provide appropriate activities to deliver the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 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) | 66% | 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: 14 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 14 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.
- Well Green Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Stamford Park Primary School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Cloverlea Primary School 1.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Broomwood Primary School 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bowdon CofE Primary School 1.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Vincent's Catholic Primary School 2.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Willows Primary School 2.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bollin Primary School 2.3 mi Good Last distance published