St Hilda's CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · 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 Hilda's CofE Primary School is a primary school in Manchester, Trafford for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 6 March 2024. Trafford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
St Hilda's CofE 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
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as was also the case at 47 of the 59 other Trafford primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- For Reception in 2026 there were 17 first-choice applications for 17 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- For Reception 2026, 4 of the 34 applications (12%) came from families living outside Trafford, and 2 offers went to them.
- 73% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%), the 3rd 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
- Warwick Road South, Firswood, Stretford, Manchester, M16 0SH
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Trafford
- Pupils on roll
- 191 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 26.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 6 March 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are overwhelmingly happy at this school.”
- “They enjoy attending school each day.”
- “The caring culture underpins all aspects of school life.”
To improve
- “However, from time to time, some teachers do not design activities that emphasise the important information that they intend pupils to acquire.”
- “As a result, some pupils do not develop a deeper understanding in a small number of subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 April 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) | 73% | 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: 17 first-preference applications, 17 offers in total, 17 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 Teresa's RC Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Kings Road Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Seymour Park Community Primary School 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Gorse Hill Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Victoria Park Junior School 1.0 mi Good
- St Alphonsus RC Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Ann's RC Primary School 1.1 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- Old Trafford Community Academy 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published