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St Hilda's CofE Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Warwick Road South, Firswood, Stretford, Manchester M16 0SH · sthildasprimary.co.uk · 0161 881 5466
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 73%
- 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
- 191
- 56% of 341 places
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 27.4%
- First language not English
- 13.6%
- 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, 17 families put the school first and 17 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 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 73% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 5% 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 | |||
| ▲73% | 62% | ||
| ▼5% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ▲111 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 106351)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 6 March 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for St Hilda's CofE Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 5 Mar 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2014
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 106351), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Feb 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 106351)
May 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 106351)
Mar 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 106351)
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (55 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 55
- 25% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 25% who had a child bullied
based on 15 parents (27%) with SEND