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Oldfield Brow Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Taylor Road, Altrincham WA14 4LE · oldfield-brow.com · 0161 926 8646
On the mapSearch near WA14 4LE
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Apr 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 69%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Trafford 72%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Trafford Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 318
- 71% of 450 places
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 14%
- First language not English
- 30.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Trafford Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 24 families put the school first and 27 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 27 | 24 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 28 | 26 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 69% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 12% the higher standard. Across Trafford it was 72%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲69% | 62% | ||
| ▲12% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 11 April 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Oldfield Brow Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 10 Apr 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Oct 2006Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (179 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 179
- 51% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 68% who raised concerns
based on the 27% who had a child bullied
based on 32 parents (18%) with SEND