# Partington Central Academy

Partington Central Academy is a primary school in Trafford, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 373 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E143380. [Trafford](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 373
- Council: Trafford
- URN: 143380

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Standards maintained, November 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection: Standards maintained, 13 November 2024
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 62% of pupils at Partington Central Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 72% in Trafford and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Trafford | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 72% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 15% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 108 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 108 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Fairfield House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fairfield-house-school-e136239): 240 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Broadoak School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/broadoak-school-e138124): 470 m. Secondary. Requires improvement (overall), April 2024. Attainment 8 of 38.5 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-lady-of-lourdes-catholic-school-a-voluntary-academy-e151040): 710 m. Primary. School remains Good (Concerns), next inspection graded, October 2023
- [Forest Gate Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/forest-gate-academy-e138788): 980 m. Primary. School remains Good, December 2023. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Cadishead Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cadishead-primary-academy-e150892): 1.7 km. Primary. Inadequate (overall), November 2023, before the school changed, special measures
- [St Mary's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-cofe-primary-school-e105936): 1.7 km. Primary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/143380)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/143380)

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