Pictor Academy
Special schoolPictor Academy is a special school in Trafford, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 122 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Some aspects not as strong, January 2025
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Some aspects not as strong, 22 January 2025
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 0% of pupils at Pictor 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 | 0% | 72% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 15% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 86 | 108 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 85 | 108 | 105 |
- Pictor Academy teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
- 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
In a straight line- Willows Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, April 2024. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)360 m
- Forest SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file590 m
- Wellington SchoolSecondary. School remains Good, May 2022. Attainment 8 of 55.7 (2025/26, provisional)720 m
- Cloverlea Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)820 m
- St Hugh's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)840 m
- Heyes Lane Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, November 2022. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)980 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Trafford
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).