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St Alphonsus RC Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided

Hamilton Street, Off Stretford Road, Old Trafford, Manchester M16 7PT · stalphonsus-trafford.co.uk · 0161 872 5239

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Oct 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
76%
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
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
167
84% of 200 places
Local authority
Trafford
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
46.7%
First language not English
36.5%
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, 11 families put the school first and 11 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 18 (Places 28)18September 2023: 20 (Places 25)20September 2024: 21 (Places 23)21September 2025: 14 (Places 18)14September 2026: 11 (Places 11)11Places 11
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202611111100%
September 2025Sept 202518140.8100%
September 2024Sept 202423210.9100%
September 2023Sept 202325200.895%
September 2022Sept 202228180.6100%

Results

In 2024/25, 76% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across Trafford it was 72%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 72% (England 53%)72%2016/17: 83% (England 61%)83%2017/18: 90% (England 64%)90%2018/19: 79% (England 65%)79%2022/23: 62% (England 60%)62%2023/24: 65% (England 61%)65%2024/25: 76% (England 62%)76%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▲76%62%
●7%8%
Average scaled score
▲110106
▲108105
▲113105

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected St Alphonsus RC Primary School on 22 October 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
22 Oct 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Apr 2014

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Apr 2014Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • Apr 2009Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (22 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
86%
Replies
22
12% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▲100% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲100% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲95% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●82% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲96% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲87% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing●87% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲95% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●91% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▲91% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼75% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 91% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲61% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 23% who had a child bullied

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