# Pictor Academy

Pictor Academy is a special school in Trafford, for pupils aged 2 to 11.

It had 122 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Special school. Code E142289. [Trafford](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford)

- Phase: Special
- Type: Academy special converter
- Ages: 2 to 11
- Pupils: 122
- Council: Trafford
- URN: 142289

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Some aspects not as strong, January 2025
- Latest ungraded inspection: Some aspects not as strong, 22 January 2025
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, 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

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

- [Willows Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/willows-primary-school-e106294): 360 m. Primary. School remains Good, April 2024. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Forest School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/forest-school-e106385): 590 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Wellington School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wellington-school-e136377): 720 m. Secondary. School remains Good, May 2022. Attainment 8 of 55.7 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Cloverlea Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cloverlea-primary-school-e106295): 820 m. Primary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Hugh's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-hughs-catholic-primary-school-e106340): 840 m. Primary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Heyes Lane Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heyes-lane-primary-school-e106288): 980 m. Primary. School remains Good, November 2022. 78% 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/142289)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/142289)

## How to cite

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