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Acre Hall Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Sponsored academy
Irlam Road, Flixton, Urmston, Manchester M41 6NA · acrehall.trafford.sch.uk · 0161 748 4356
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 45%
- 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
- 297
- 87% of 343 places
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 26.2%
- First language not English
- 9.1%
- 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, 25 families put the school first and 25 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 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 39 | 31 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 31 | 22 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 45% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% 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 | |||
| ▼45% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Acre Hall Primary School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 18 June 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 18 Jun 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Dec 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Dec 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Jan 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
78% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (59 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 78%
- Replies
- 59
- 20% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 32% who had a child bullied
based on 24 parents (41%) with SEND