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St Alphonsus RC Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Trafford

Hamilton Street, Manchester, M16 7PT

Website 01618725239

65

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Not judged

Graded 22/10/2024

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

95.5%

11.1% persistently absent

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

At a glance

Pupils on roll

167

Capacity used

Has space

84%

200 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

14 of 14 families who put it first got an offer

18

Places offered

48

Total applications

2.7

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference1414● 100%
2nd preference154● 27%
3rd preference120● 0%
Later preferences (4th–5th)70● 0%
Total481838%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
95%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Trafford lets families list 5 preferences. 10 applications came from outside the council area (2 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
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Tina Birds
Address
Hamilton Street, Off Stretford Road, Manchester, M16 7PT
Phone
01618725239
Local authority
Trafford
Ward / constituency
Old Trafford · Stretford and Urmston
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
106360

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals47%——
English as additional language36%——
SEN support13%——
51% boys (85)49% girls (82)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)

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

167 pupils · 200 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    22 October 2024

    Full graded inspection

    Not judged overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
    Leadership and managementGood
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 171 pupils

Attendance

95.5%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

4.5%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

11.1%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.4%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

9%
20/21
12%
21/22
19%
22/23
17%
23/24
11%
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 & maths65%——
Higher standard0%——
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 standard76%
+14% vs England
Higher standard7%
-1% vs England

Reading

Expected standard90%
+15% vs England
Higher standard52%
+19% vs England
Average score110
+4 vs England

Writing

Expected standard76%
+4% vs England
Greater depth7%
-6% vs England

Maths

Expected standard86%
+12% vs England
Higher standard41%
+15% vs England
Average score108
+3 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard93%
+20% vs England
Higher standard62%
+32% vs England
Average score113
+8 vs England

Science

Expected standard86%
+4% vs England

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

Primary results over time

792019622023652024762025

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

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)76%61%
Higher standard7%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.