Forest Gate Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · 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.
Forest Gate Academy is a primary school in Manchester, Trafford for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 7 December 2023. Trafford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
Forest Gate Academy 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
- In 2024/25, 57% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, with 23 first-choice applications for 23 offers.
- There are 14.3 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 22 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Trafford.
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 58.6% of pupils, against a middle figure of 14.9% 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
- Daniel Adamson Avenue, Partington, Manchester, M31 4PN
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Trafford
- Pupils on roll
- 215 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 58.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 7 December 2023
Strengths
- “Forest Gate Academy is a warm, supportive and aspirational community.”
- “The cheerful greetings that pupils receive from staff at the start of each day helps them to feel happy and ready to learn.”
- “The school has created a culture of respect and tolerance.”
To improve
- “In 2023, the proportion of Year 2 and Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standards in writing was lower than national averages.”
- “However, in a small number of subjects, the school has recently made refinements to the curriculum.”
- “In these subjects, some pupils struggle to connect new learning with earlier concepts.”
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) | 57% | 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: 23 first-preference applications, 23 offers in total, 23 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.
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Partington Central Academy 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Monica's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 2.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Acre Hall Primary School 3.0 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- St Michael's CofE (Aided) Primary School 3.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Oldfield Brow Primary School 3.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Broadheath Primary School 3.4 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Flixton Primary School 3.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published