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Education in Trafford

Metropolitan borough

The south east of the North West. 240,981 people in 106 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for Trafford, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

Under 25250 or more

Trafford had 104 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

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104
Worked out by Open Index · 2026

Trafford had 104 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

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Number of schools: Trafford among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. Trafford is 104.

Schools

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Schools in Trafford

Trafford has 104 open schools: 63 primary, 19 secondary, 12 special, 1 sixth form and further education, 8 independent and 1 pupil referral and alternative provision.

Outstanding
10
Good
23
Requires improvement
4
Inadequate
0

37 of the 91 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between December 2019 and June 2024.

11 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

12 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.

Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

Schools rated Outstanding in Trafford

10 schools had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.

Bowdon CofE Primary School (March 2020), Davyhulme Primary School (April 2024), Park Road Academy Primary School (November 2023), Park Road Sale Primary School (March 2024), Seymour Park Community Primary School (December 2023), St Vincent's Catholic Primary School (June 2024), Altrincham Grammar School for Boys (September 2022), Altrincham Grammar School for Girls (October 2022), Loreto Grammar School (September 2022), Sale Grammar School (June 2022).

Primary (63)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
Acre Hall Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led2 to 11297Requires improvement (overall), June 202445% met KS2 standard
All Saints' Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11205Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met88% met KS2 standard
Altrincham CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11211Good (overall), January 202362% met KS2 standard
Barton Clough Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 11155Good (overall), April 202461% met KS2 standard
Bollin Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 11368Good (overall), September 202275% met KS2 standard
Bowdon CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11622Standards maintained, April 2025Outstanding (overall), March 202080% met KS2 standard
Broadheath Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11524Improved significantly, February 202579% met KS2 standard
Brooklands Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11645Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met87% met KS2 standard
Broomwood Primary SchoolCommunity school2 to 11355School remains Good, May 202465% met KS2 standard
Cloverlea Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11228Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade63% met KS2 standard
Davyhulme Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11511Outstanding (overall), April 202490% met KS2 standard
Elmridge Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11199Good (overall), November 202366% met KS2 standard
English Martyrs' RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11209School remains Good, February 2023
Firs Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11540Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade72% met KS2 standard
Flixton Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11439School remains Good, June 202479% met KS2 standard
Forest Gate AcademyAcademy sponsor led3 to 11215School remains Good, December 202357% met KS2 standard
Gorse Hill Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11302Good (overall), November 202363% met KS2 standard
Heyes Lane Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11577School remains Good, November 202278% met KS2 standard
Highfield Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11288School remains Good, February 202360% met KS2 standard
Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11199Good (overall), October 202277% met KS2 standard
Kings Road Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11638Good (overall), June 202363% met KS2 standard
Kingsway Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11193Good (overall), March 2023, before the school changed
Lime Tree Primary AcademyAcademy converter2 to 11473Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade69% met KS2 standard
Moorlands Junior SchoolCommunity school7 to 11329School remains Good, May 202376% met KS2 standard
Moss Park Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11464Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade74% met KS2 standard
Navigation Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11444Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade72% met KS2 standard
Old Trafford Community AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11324Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade52% met KS2 standard
Oldfield Brow Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11318School remains Good, April 202469% met KS2 standard
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11232School remains Good (Concerns), next inspection graded, October 2023
Our Lady of the Rosary RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11230Good (overall), October 2021, before the school changed
Park Road Academy Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11236Outstanding (overall), November 202390% met KS2 standard
Park Road Sale Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11461Outstanding (overall), March 202489% met KS2 standard
Partington Central AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11373Standards maintained, November 202462% met KS2 standard
Seymour Park Community Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11682Outstanding (overall), December 202380% met KS2 standard
Springfield Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11680Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met80% met KS2 standard
St Alphonsus RC Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11167Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade76% met KS2 standard
St Ann's RC Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11415Some aspects not as strong, April 2025Good (overall), February 202053% met KS2 standard
St Anne's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11216School remains Good, June 202466% met KS2 standard
St Hilda's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11191School remains Good, March 202473% met KS2 standard
St Hugh of Lincoln RC Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11324Good (overall), February 202487% met KS2 standard
St Hugh's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11584Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade75% met KS2 standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11437Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade85% met KS2 standard
St Margaret Ward Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11223Good (overall), November 202355% met KS2 standard
St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11239Good (overall), March 202379% met KS2 standard
St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11174Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met63% met KS2 standard
St Matthew's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school3 to 11141School remains Good, June 202237% met KS2 standard
St Michael's CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11240Good (overall), November 202371% met KS2 standard
St Monica's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11School remains Good, March 2024
St Teresa's RC Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11126School remains Good, July 202350% met KS2 standard
St Vincent's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11632Outstanding (overall), June 202489% met KS2 standard
Stamford Park Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11426Good (overall), April 202478% met KS2 standard
Templemoor Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity school3 to 7213Good (overall), November 2023
Tyntesfield Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11441Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade84% met KS2 standard
Urmston Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11497Good (overall), May 202369% met KS2 standard
Victoria Park Infant SchoolCommunity school5 to 7203Good (overall), December 2022
Victoria Park Junior SchoolCommunity school7 to 11230Good (overall), April 202473% met KS2 standard
Well Green Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11226Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met91% met KS2 standard
Wellfield Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity school3 to 7206School remains Outstanding, March 2023
Wellfield Junior SchoolCommunity school7 to 11246School remains Good, September 202371% met KS2 standard
Willows Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11375School remains Good, April 202480% met KS2 standard
Woodheys Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11443School remains Good, December 202275% met KS2 standard
Woodhouse Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11228Good (overall), April 202377% met KS2 standard
Worthington Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11446Standards maintained, March 2025Good (overall), February 202068% met KS2 standard

Secondary (19)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
Altrincham CollegeAcademy converter11 to 18973Report card, May 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 47.0
Altrincham Grammar School for BoysAcademy converter11 to 181,432Outstanding (overall), September 2022Attainment 8: 79.1
Altrincham Grammar School for GirlsAcademy converter11 to 181,381Outstanding (overall), October 2022Attainment 8: 77.8
Ashton-on-Mersey SchoolAcademy converter11 to 191,609School remains Good, April 2024Attainment 8: 52.6
Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic CollegeVoluntary aided school11 to 181,638Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 47.1
Broadoak SchoolAcademy converter11 to 16507Requires improvement (overall), April 2024Attainment 8: 38.5
Flixton Girls SchoolAcademy converter11 to 16981Good (overall), November 2023Attainment 8: 46.9
Loreto Grammar SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,075Outstanding (overall), September 2022Attainment 8: 75.2
Lostock High SchoolCommunity school11 to 16513Report card, March 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 37.4
North Cestrian SchoolFree schools11 to 18799Standards maintained, November 2024Attainment 8: 52.9
Saint Ambrose CollegeAcademy converter11 to 181,096Report card, November 2025: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 72.3
Sale Grammar SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,352Outstanding (overall), June 2022Attainment 8: 75.5
Sale High SchoolAcademy converter11 to 161,103Standards maintained, December 2024
St Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 16688Requires improvement (overall), June 2024Attainment 8: 44.3
Stretford Grammar SchoolFoundation school11 to 18956School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, March 2024Attainment 8: 75.5
Stretford High SchoolFoundation school11 to 161,000Standards maintained, November 2024Good (overall), December 2019Attainment 8: 46.5
Urmston Grammar AcademyAcademy converter11 to 181,137Report card, July 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 75.6
Wellacre Technology AcademyAcademy converter11 to 16727Report card, May 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 47.9
Wellington SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,536School remains Good, May 2022Attainment 8: 55.7

Special (12)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Brentwood Community CollegeSpecial post 16 institution19 to 23No outcome in Ofsted's file
Brentwood SchoolCommunity special school11 to 19185Standards maintained, February 2025
Changing LivesOther independent special school11 to 1856No outcome in Ofsted's file
Delamere SchoolCommunity special school2 to 11135School remains Outstanding, July 2023
Egerton High SchoolCommunity special school11 to 1969Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met
Fairfield House SchoolOther independent special school8 to 257No outcome in Ofsted's file
Longford Park SchoolAcademy special converter4 to 1190Requires improvement (overall), April 2024
Manor Academy SaleAcademy special converter11 to 19205School remains Good, February 2024
Pictor AcademyAcademy special converter2 to 11122Some aspects not as strong, January 2025
SMS Changing Lives SchoolOther independent special school11 to 1635No outcome in Ofsted's file
St John Vianney RC SchoolNon-maintained special school5 to 19124School remains Good, February 2023
The OrchardsFree schools special3 to 11148Improved significantly, February 2025

Sixth form and further education (1)

SchoolTypeAgesLatest Ofsted inspection
The Trafford and Stockport College GroupFurther education16 to 99Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Independent (8)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Abbotsford Preparatory SchoolOther independent school0 to 11155Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Afifah SchoolOther independent school2 to 16255Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Altrincham Preparatory SchoolOther independent school2 to 11222Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Bowdon Preparatory SchoolOther independent school3 to 11230Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Forest Park Preparatory SchoolOther independent school2 to 11158Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Forest SchoolOther independent school2 to 11212Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Hale Preparatory SchoolOther independent school4 to 11206Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
St Ambrose Prep SchoolOther independent school3 to 11132Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Pupil referral and alternative provision (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Trafford Alternative Education ProvisionPupil referral unit5 to 1653Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.