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Seymour Park Community Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Northumberland Road, Old Trafford, Manchester M16 9QE · seymourpark.com · 0161 872 1150
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Dec 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 80%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Trafford 72%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.73 mi
- 1.18 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Category 5 · Trafford Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 682
- 122 over 560 places · 122%
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 29.7%
- First language not English
- 50.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Category 5” went to a home 0.73 mi (1.18 km) from the school. Source: Trafford Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 91 families put the school first and 89 places were offered; 90% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 89 | 91 | 1▲ | 90% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 89 | 115 | 1.3▲ | 77% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 84 | 108 | 1.3▲ | 78% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 84 | 94 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 84 | 131 | 1.6▲ | 64% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Category 5 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.73 mi1.18 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 80% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 17% 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 | |||
| ▲80% | 62% | ||
| ▲17% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Seymour Park Community Primary School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 5 December 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 5 Dec 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Feb 2010
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2010Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Nov 2006Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (113 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 113
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 70% who raised concerns
based on the 27% who had a child bullied
based on 20 parents (18%) with SEND