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St Hugh's Catholic Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Trafford

Park Road, Altrincham, WA15 6TQ

Website 01619621852

70

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Not judged

Graded 01/10/2024

Application demand

98%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

95.5%

7.3% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

584

Capacity used

Over capacity

108%

540 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

98%

1st preference success rate

59 of 60 families who put it first got an offer

60

Places offered

176

Total applications

2.9

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference6059● 98%
2nd preference371● 3%
3rd preference430● 0%
Later preferences (4th–5th)360● 0%
Total1766034%

1st preference success by year

96%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
98%
2025

Trafford lets families list 5 preferences. 20 applications came from outside the council area (7 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Lisa Kelly
Address
Park Road, Timperley, Altrincham, WA15 6TQ
Phone
01619621852
Local authority
Trafford
Ward / constituency
Timperley North · Altrincham and Sale West
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
106340

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals9%——
English as additional language17%——
SEN support8%——
53% boys (308)47% girls (276)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

584 pupils · 540 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    01 October 2024

    Full graded inspection

    Not judged overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 552 pupils

Attendance

95.5%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

4.5%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

7.3%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.5%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.7%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

2%
20/21
12%
21/22
10%
22/23
9%
23/24
7%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths70%——
Higher standard10%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard75%
+13% vs England
Higher standard11%
+3% vs England

Reading

Expected standard91%
+16% vs England
Higher standard48%
+15% vs England
Average score109
+3 vs England

Writing

Expected standard79%
+7% vs England
Greater depth15%
+2% vs England

Maths

Expected standard86%
+12% vs England
Higher standard42%
+16% vs England
Average score107
+2 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard81%
+8% vs England
Higher standard34%
+4% vs England
Average score107
+2 vs England

Science

Expected standard91%
+9% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

782019722023702024752025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)75%61%
Higher standard11%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Trafford council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.